Full Description
-->A mosaic of ethnic groupsReflecting 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. The book is suitable for undergraduate courses in Sociology of the Family, Sociology of Minority Groups, Social Work with Minority Groups, and Race and Ethnicity.Learning GoalsUpon completing this book, readers should be able to:Have a better understanding at the multicultural diversity of families in the United States Have a deeper understanding of family life styles, traditions, and values of a wide range of ethnic families in America
Contents
PrefaceContributorsPart I: Setting the StageChapter 1: Diversity Among American Ethnic MinoritiesRoosevelt WrightCharles H. MindelJeanette R. DavidsonChapter 2: A "Then and Now" Overview of the Immigrant Family in AmericaCharles A. MindelRobert W. HabensteinPart II: European Ethnic FamiliesChapter 3: The Irish-American FamilyPatricia J. FanningChapter 4: The Greek-American FamilyAnna KarpathakisChapter 5: The Italian-American FamilyDanielle BattistiChapter 6: The Polish-American FamilyMary Patrice ErdmansPart Three: Hispanic / Latino Ethnic FamiliesChapter 7: The Mexican-American FamilyRosina M. BecerraChapter 8: The Cuban-American FamilyZulema E. SuarezRose M. PerezChapter 9: The Puerto Rican-American FamilyLirio K. NegroniChapter 10: The Dominican-American FamilyRamona HernandezPart IV: Asian American Ethnic FamiliesChapter 11: The Korean-American familyPyong Gap MinChigon KimChapter 12: The Vietnamese-American FamilyThanh Van TranPhu Tai PhanChapter 13: The Chinese-American FamilyMorrison G. WongChapter 14: The Japanese-American FamilyArthur SakamotoChangHwan KimIsao TakeiChapter 15: The Filipino-American FamilyCarl L. Bankston IIIChapter 16: The Asian Indian-American FamilyUma A. Segal Part V: Historically Subjugated Ethnic FamiliesChapter 17: The African-American FamilyDwain A. PellebonChapter 18: The Native American Indian FamilyRobert JohnPart VI: Socio-Religious Ethnic FamiliesChapter 19: The Jewish-American FamilyCharles H. MindelBernard FarberBernard LazerwitzChapter 20: The Amish-American FamilyDonald B. KraybillGertrude Enders HuntingtonChapter 21: The Mormon-American FamilyDavid C. DollahiteChapter 22: The Muslim-American FamilyBahira Sherif TraskIndex
