Entry:
Alba, Richard D., "The Twilight of Ethnicity Among Americans of European Ancestry: The Case of Italians," in Ethnicity and Race in the U.S.A.: Toward the Twenty-First Century, Richard D. Alba (ed.), London: Routledge Kegan Paul, 1985.
Abstract:
Italian Americans remain mildly distinctive on matters of family solidarity; however, high rates of intermarriage among later generations suggest the decline of cultural barriers between Italian Americans and other ethnic groups.
GSS Years:1975-1978, 1980
Other Data Sets:
Kessner 1977; Ware 1935; Covello 1972; Trow 1961; CPS 1975, 1979, 1982
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GSS Codebook Variables referenced by document: |
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Variable Name |
Variable Label |
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| EDUC |
HIGHEST YEAR OF SCHOOL COMPLETED |
| OCC |
RS CENSUS OCCUPATION CODE (1970) |
| AGE |
AGE OF RESPONDENT |
| SEX |
RESPONDENTS SEX |
| XNORCSIZ |
EXPANDED N.O.R.C. SIZE CODE |
| REGION |
REGION OF INTERVIEW |
| PAOCC16 |
FATHERS CENSUS OCCUPATION CODE (1970) |
| RES16 |
TYPE OF PLACE LIVED IN WHEN 16 YRS OLD |
| ETHNIC |
COUNTRY OF FAMILY ORIGIN |
| PREMARSX |
SEX BEFORE MARRIAGE |
| HOMOSEX |
HOMOSEXUAL SEX RELATIONS |
| SOCREL |
SPEND EVENING WITH RELATIVES |
| XMARSEX |
SEX WITH PERSON OTHER THAN SPOUSE |
| DIVLAW |
DIVORCE LAWS |
| DIVORCE |
EVER BEEN DIVORCED OR SEPARATED |
| 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 |
| ABNOMORE |
MARRIED--WANTS NO MORE CHILDREN |
| ABSINGLE |
NOT MARRIED |
| ABPOOR |
LOW INCOME--CANT AFFORD MORE CHILDREN |
| FEWORK |
SHOULD WOMEN WORK |
| FEHOME |
WOMEN TAKE CARE OF HOME NOT COUNTRY |
| FEPOL |
WOMEN NOT SUITED FOR POLITICS |
| FEPRES |
VOTE FOR WOMAN PRESIDENT |
| MOBILE16 |
GEOGRAPHIC MOBILITY SINCE AGE 16 |