Entry:
Alba, Richard D., Italian Americans: Into the Twilight of Ethnicity. Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice-Hall, 1985.
Abstract:
Ethnic differences of Italian Americans remain but only faintly. Conservative attitudes with respect to the family, an important indicator in Italian cultural distinctiveness, have withered away on questions of divorce, homosexuality, premarital sex, abortion, and non-traditional roles for women. What remains is a mild version of family solidarity shown by a slightly greater tendency to reside in the same place and to keep company with relatives. The most significant evidence of assimilation is the high rat
GSS Years:1975-1978, 1980
Other Data Sets:
CPS 1979; Vecoli 1978; Ware 1935
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GSS Codebook Variables referenced by document: |
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Variable Name |
Variable Label |
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| ETHNIC |
COUNTRY OF FAMILY ORIGIN |
| RELIG |
RS RELIGIOUS PREFERENCE |
| REGION |
REGION OF INTERVIEW |
| XNORCSIZ |
EXPANDED N.O.R.C. SIZE CODE |
| BORN |
WAS R BORN IN THIS COUNTRY |
| PARBORN |
WERE RS PARENTS BORN IN THIS COUNTRY |
| GRANBORN |
HOW MANY GRANDPARENTS BORN OUTSIDE U.S. |
| AGE |
AGE OF RESPONDENT |
| DEGREE |
RS HIGHEST DEGREE |
| EDUC |
HIGHEST YEAR OF SCHOOL COMPLETED |
| OCC |
RS CENSUS OCCUPATION CODE (1970) |
| PRESTIGE |
RS OCCUPATIONAL PRESTIGE SCORE (1970) |
| PAOCC16 |
FATHERS CENSUS OCCUPATION CODE (1970) |
| PAEDUC |
"HIGHEST YEAR SCHOOL COMPLETED |
| MAEDUC |
"HIGHEST YEAR SCHOOL COMPLETED |
| SEX |
RESPONDENTS SEX |
| ABPOOR |
LOW INCOME--CANT AFFORD MORE CHILDREN |
| ABNOMORE |
MARRIED--WANTS NO MORE CHILDREN |
| ABSINGLE |
NOT MARRIED |
| FEWORK |
SHOULD WOMEN WORK |
| FEHOME |
WOMEN TAKE CARE OF HOME NOT COUNTRY |
| FEPOL |
WOMEN NOT SUITED FOR POLITICS |
| FEPRES |
VOTE FOR WOMAN PRESIDENT |
| PREMARSX |
SEX BEFORE MARRIAGE |
| HOMOSEX |
HOMOSEXUAL SEX RELATIONS |
| XMARSEX |
SEX WITH PERSON OTHER THAN SPOUSE |
| DIVORCE |
EVER BEEN DIVORCED OR SEPARATED |
| DIVLAW |
DIVORCE LAWS |
| CAPPUN |
FAVOR OR OPPOSE DEATH PENALTY FOR MURDER |
| MOBILE16 |
GEOGRAPHIC MOBILITY SINCE AGE 16 |
| AGED |
SHOULD AGED LIVE WITH THEIR CHILDREN |
| SOCREL |
SPEND EVENING WITH RELATIVES |
| TRUST |
CAN PEOPLE BE TRUSTED |
| FAIR |
PEOPLE FAIR OR TRY TO TAKE ADVANTAGE |
| HELPFUL |
PEOPLE HELPFUL OR LOOKING OUT FOR SELVES |
| MANNERS |
GOOD MANNERS |
| SUCCESS |
TRIES HARD TO SUCCEED |
| HONEST |
HONEST |
| CLEAN |
NEAT AND CLEAN |
| JUDGMENT |
GOOD SENSE AND SOUND JUDGMENT |
| CONTROL |
SELF-CONTROL |
| ROLE |
ACTS LIKE BOY-ACTS LIKE GIRL |
| AMICABLE |
GETS ALONG WELL WITH OTHER CHILDREN |
| OBEYS |
OBEYS PARENTS WELL |
| RESPONSI |
RESPONSIBLE |
| CONSIDER |
CONSIDERATE OF OTHERS |
| INTEREST |
INTERESTED HOW AND WHY THINGS HAPPEN |
| STUDIOUS |
GOOD STUDENT |
| YOUNGEN |
WHAT SHOULD YOUNGER GENERATION BE TAUGHT |
| JOBACCMP |
DOING SOMETHING MEANINGFUL |
| PARTYID |
POLITICAL PARTY AFFILIATION |
| POLVIEWS |
THINK OF SELF AS LIBERAL OR CONSERVATIVE |
| POSTLIFE |
BELIEF IN LIFE AFTER DEATH |
| SPREL16 |
RELIGION IN WHICH SPOUSE RAISED |