Family and community
Subtitle: Italian immigrants in Buffalo, 1880-1930
By: Virginia Yans-McLaughlin.
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Published: 1977
Place of publication: Ithaca
Language: eng
Number of pages: 286
Subjects: Italian Americans -- New York (State) -- Buffalo -- Social conditions.; Italian Americans -- New York (State) -- Buffalo -- Economic conditions.; Buffalo (N.Y.) -- Economic conditions.
Notes: Bibliography: p. [267]-279.
Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Abbreviations -- Map -- Introduction -- Work experiences and opportunities : from Italy to Buffalo -- New wine in old bottles : family, community, and immigration -- Families on the move: the nuclear family and immigration -- The Italian community in Buffalo, 1880 - 1930 -- The immigrants and their helpers : the Italian family and charity agencies -- “Pasta and beans every day” : the family economy in the United States -- Like the fingers of the hand: patterns of work and family organization -- “Sacrifice is her most becoming ornament” : family attitudes and behavior -- Conclusion -- Bibliography.