Multiculturalism in the United States: A Comparative Guide to Acculturation and Ethnicity - Hardcover

 
9780313324048: Multiculturalism in the United States: A Comparative Guide to Acculturation and Ethnicity
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0313324042 ISBN 13: 9780313324048
Publisher: Greenwood (UK), 2005

Synopsis

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 groups are included: Arabs, Haitians, Vietnamese, Koreans, Filipinos, Asian Indians, and Dominicans. New essays on the Irish, Chinese, and Mexicans are provided as are revised and updated essays on the remaining groups from the first edition.

The contribution to American culture by people of these diverse origins reflects differences in class, occupation, and religion. The authors explain the tensions and conflicts between American culture and the traditions of newly arrived immigrants. Changes over time that both of the cultures brought to America and of the culture that received them is also discussed. Essays on representative ethnic groups include African-Americans, American Indians, Arabs, Asian Indians, Chinese, Dominicans, Filipinos, Germans, Haitians, Irish, Italians, Jews, Koreans, Mexicans, Poles, Scandinavians, and the Vietnamese.

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About the Author

John D. Buenker is Professor Emeritus of History at University of Wisconsin and the author of other Greenwood books, including the first edition of this title.

Lorman A. Ratner is Professor Emeritus of History at the University of Tennessee and Adjunct Professor of History at University of Illinois, Urbana. He is also the author of several Greenwood books, including the first edition of this title.

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Publisher
Greenwood (UK)
Publication date
2005
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0313324042
ISBN 13 
9780313324048
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
2
Number of pages
456
Editor
John D. Buenker, Lormen A. Ratner