ISBN:
9783642454134
Language:
English
Pages:
XX, 269 p.
,
Ill.
Edition:
Online-Ausg.
Series Statement:
Advances in Spatial Science, The Regional Science Series
DDC:
303.482
Keywords:
Economics
;
Geography
;
Regional economics
;
Migration
;
Demography
;
Human Geography
;
Ethnische Identität
;
Name
;
Namenkunde
Abstract:
Ethnicity has become one of the most studied human dimensions in social and biomedical sciences over the past decade. However, there are important shortcomings in the means available to researchers to define and classify human group difference in past, as well as contemporary populations. Personal naming conventions usually adhere to unwritten social norms and customs that with time end up producing distinctive cultural, ethnic, linguistic, religious and geographic patterns in name distributions. This book follows the fascinating journey of personal names across the world, using maps and networks to identify alternative combinations of ethnic and geographic origins in contemporary population groups and neighbourhoods. This innovative approach allows population researchers to build more nuanced understandings about the history and immediate future of our contemporary multicultural societies, at a time in which the predominant political discourse and public debates are challenging increasing population diversity in the developed world.
Description / Table of Contents:
Preface; Reference; Author Biography; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Chapter 1: Introduction; References; Part I: Theory: Identity and Names; Chapter 2: Ethnicity, Language and Populations; 2.1 Constructs of Race and Ethnicity; 2.1.1 Race; 2.1.2 Ethnicity; 2.1.3 Criticisms; 2.2 Measurements of Ethnicity; 2.2.1 Measurement in Official Ethnicity Classifications; 2.2.2 Issues with Official Ethnicity Classifications; 2.2.3 The Limits to Comparability Between Research Studies; 2.2.4 Alternative Measurements of Ethnic Difference
Description / Table of Contents:
2.3 Conclusion: Ethnicity, Populations, Languages and NamesReferences; Chapter 3: How We Got Our Names: Identity in Personal Names; 3.1 A Very Brief History of Naming Practices; 3.2 How We Got Our Surnames: A Typology; 3.3 Identity in Naming Systems and Practices; 3.3.1 Surnames and Intergenerational Identity; 3.3.2 Forenames and Parental Identity Choice; 3.4 From President Washington to Obama: Surnames, Identity and US Immigration Policy; 3.5 Conclusion; References; Chapter 4: Surnames and Genetics; 4.1 Defining ``Populations´´ in Genetics Studies of Human Difference
Description / Table of Contents:
4.2 Human and Language Evolution4.2.1 Language Evolutionary Trees; 4.2.2 From Evolutionary Trees to Frequency Gradients; 4.3 In the Name of the Father: Surnames and Genetics; 4.4 The Isonymy Method; 4.4.1 Measuring Isonymy; 4.4.2 Interpreting Isonymy; 4.4.3 Assumptions in Isonymy; 4.5 Applications of Isonymy; 4.5.1 National and International Analysis of Isonymy; 4.5.2 Sub-national Analysis of Isonymy; 4.5.3 Socioeconomic Strata in the Analysis of Isonymy; 4.6 Conclusion; References; Chapter 5: Forenames and Social Stratification; 5.1 Individual Forename Choice
Description / Table of Contents:
5.1.1 Family Connection and Kinship5.1.1.1 Family Continuity; 5.1.1.2 Gender Differences; 5.1.1.3 Recent Trends in Forenaming; 5.1.2 Forename Desirability; 5.1.2.1 Aesthetic Preferences; 5.1.2.2 Pronunciation and Spelling; 5.1.2.3 Name Recall; 5.1.2.4 Name Commonness; 5.1.2.5 Gender Distinctiveness; 5.1.2.6 Name Perception; 5.2 Social Influences in Individual Forenaming Practices; 5.2.1 Social Identity and the ``Forename Pool´´; 5.2.2 Social Class Influences in Forenaming; 5.3 Social Dynamics in Aggregated Forenaming Outcomes; 5.3.1 From Custom to Fashion in Forenaming Practices
Description / Table of Contents:
5.3.2 Top Forenames´ Socio-dynamics5.3.2.1 Predominant Forename Sounds; 5.3.2.2 Forename Popularity; 5.3.2.3 Forenames and Age Associations; 5.4 Ethnicity and Forenames; 5.4.1 Assimilation vs. Group Identity; 5.4.1.1 Name Avoidance; 5.4.1.2 Name ``Translation´´; 5.4.1.3 Generation and Recency of Migration; 5.4.1.4 Ethnic Group Status; 5.4.1.5 Ethnic Group´s Geo-historical Origin; 5.4.2 Black Forenames in the U.S.; 5.5 Conclusion; References; Part II: Methods: Name-Based Ethnicity Classifications; Chapter 6: Classifying Ethnicity Through People´s Names
Description / Table of Contents:
6.1 A Recent History of Name-Based Ethnicity Classifications in the US
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
DOI:
10.1007/978-3-642-45413-4
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