Assimilation in American life
Subtitle: the role of race, religion, and national origins
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 1964
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 276
ISBN-13: 9780195008968; 9780195365474; 9781280522734
Subjects: SOCIAL SCIENCE; Groupes sociaux; Assimilation (Sociology); Conditions sociales; Popular Culture; Assimilation (Sociologie); Minderheden; Anthropology; Cultural; Assimilatie (sociologie); POLITICAL SCIENCE; Social conditions; Public Policy; Cultural Policy; Social groups
Description: A sociological analysis of the theories of assimilation in American society, noting the cultural and behavioral characteristics of religions, racial and ethnic groups.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.

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Table of contents: title: 1 Introduction; 2 The Subsociety and the Subculture; 3 The Nature of Assimilation; 4 Theories of Assimilation: Part I: Introduction and Anglo-Conformity; 5 Theories of Assimilation: Part II: The Melting Pot; 6 Theories of Assimilation: Part III: Cultural Pluralism; 7 The Subsociety and the Subculture in America; 8 Assessment and Implications for Intergroup Relations; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; V; W; Y; Z.