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Ethnic Families in America: Patterns and Variations, 4/E
Charles H. Mindel
Robert W. Habenstein, University of Missouri, Columbia
Roosevelt Wright, Jr., University of Missouri, St. Louis

ISBN-10: 0135313287
ISBN-13: 9780135313282

Publisher: Prentice Hall
Copyright: 1998
Format: Paper; 518 pp
Published: 12/15/1997

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Suitable as a supplement for undergraduate courses in Sociology of the Family, Sociology of Minority Groups, Social Work with Minority Groups, and Race and Ethnicity.

Reflecting the social and political dynamics in the United States, this edited volume offers an inclusive look at multicultural diversity in the U.S. with extensive coverage of the family life styles, traditions and values of seventeen American ethnic groups. Providing unique and personal insights, each chapter is written by a contributing author representing a particular ethnic group and is structured in a similar pattern - covering the historical background, key ethnic cultural components, traditional and current ethnic family characteristics, and changes and adaptations to the ethnic family and culture.

  • Examines the distinctions of those things identified as ethnic (i.e., unique cultural traits, sense of community, ethnocentrism, ascribed membership, and territoriality).
  • Looks at the differences between ethnic characteristics and other forces impinging upon minority members' lives - such as economics, social class, and social mobility.
  • Considers the impact of liberation movements on ethnic family life, and the effects of family traditions and values on these social movements.
  • Addresses the problems associated with the persistence of ethnic diversity in the United States.
  • Extensively updates statistical information and changes in ethnic families and culture.
  • Adds a new chapter on the Asian Indian American family. (Chapter 14)
  • Includes a new chapter by the editors providing a socio-historical overview of immigration to America (Chapter 2), with interpretations and summaries of commonalities and patterns in experiences of ethnic groups in America.
  • Studies timely and progressive issues, including the role of the family as the creator and transmitter of values, the future of the ethnic group, effects of youth culture, mass media, and popular culture on ethnic values and solidarity.
  • Identifies and discusses the distinctive essence of each ethnic group, including special rituals, values, norms, family roles, extended family relationships and how values are transmitted across generations.

  • NEW— Extensively updates statistical information and changes in ethnic families and culture.
  • NEW— Adds a new chapter on the Asian Indian American family. (Chapter 14)
  • NEW— Includes a new chapter by the editors providing a socio-historical overview of immigration to America (Chapter 2), with interpretations and summaries of commonalities and patterns in experiences of ethnic groups in America.
  • NEW— Studies timely and progressive issues, including the role of the family as the creator and transmitter of values, the future of the ethnic group, effects of youth culture, mass media, and popular culture on ethnic values and solidarity.
  • NEW— Identifies and discusses the distinctive essence of each ethnic group, including special rituals, values, norms, family roles, extended family relationships and how values are transmitted across generations.

I. SETTING THE STAGE.

 1. Diversity Among America's Ethnic Minorities.

 2. A "Then and Now" Overview of the Immigrant Family in America.

II. EUROPEAN ETHNIC MINORITIES.

 3. The Irish-American Family, Ellen Somers Horgan.

 4. The Greek-American Family: A Generational Approach, George Kourvetaris.

 5. The Italian-American Family, D. Ann Squiers and Jill S. Quadagno.

 6. The Polish-American Family, Helena Znaniecka Lopata.

III. HISPANIC ETHNIC MINORITIES.

 7. The Mexican-American Family, Rosina Becerra.

 8. The Cuban-American Family, Zulima Suárez.

 9. The Puerto Rican Family, Melba Sánchez-Ayéndez.

IV. ASIAN ETHNIC MINORITIES.

10. The Korean-American Family, Pyong Gap Min.

11. The Vietnamese-American Family, Thanh Van Tran.

12. The Chinese-American Family, Morrison G. Wong.

13. The Japanese-American Family, Kerrily J. Kitano and Harry H.L. Kitano.

14. The Asian Indian-American Family, Uma A. Segal.

V. HISTORICALLY SUBJUGATED ETHNIC MINORITIES.

15. African-American Families, Harriet Pipes McAdoo.

16. Native American Families, Robert John.

VI. SOCIORELIGIOUS ETHNIC MINORITIES.

17. The Jewish-American Family, Bernard Farber, Bernard Lazerwitz, and Charles H. Mindel.

18. The Amish Family, Gertrude Enders Huntington.

19. The Mormon Family, Bruce L. Campbell and Eugene E. Campbell.

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