ISBN:
9780313324048
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (456 p.)
Series Statement:
Non-Series
Parallel Title:
Print version Multiculturalism in the United States : A Comparative Guide to Acculturation and Ethnicity (Revised and Expanded Edition)
DDC:
305.8/00973
Keywords:
Acculturation ; United States
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Cultural pluralism ; United States
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Ethnicity ; United States
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Minorities ; United States
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Multiculturalism ; United States
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United States ; Ethnic relations
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United States ; Race relations
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Electronic books
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Electronic books
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Electronic books
Abstract:
Interest in ethnic studies and multiculturalism has grown considerably in the years since the 1992 publication of the first edition of this work. Co-editors Ratner and Buenker have revised and updated the first edition of Multiculturalism in the United States to reflect the changes, patterns, and shifts in immigration showing how American culture affects immigrants and is affected by them. Common topics that helped determine the degree and pace of acculturation for each ethnic group are addressed in each of the 17 essays, providing the reader with a comparative reference tool. Seven new ethnic
Description / Table of Contents:
Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; African Americans; American Indians; Arab Americans; Asian Indian Americans; Chinese Americans; Dominican Americans; Filipino Americans; German Americans; Haitian Americans; Irish Americans; Italian Americans; Jewish Americans; Korean Americans; Mexican Americans; Polish Americans; Scandinavian Americans; Vietnamese Americans; Bibliographical Essay; Index; About the Contributors;
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
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