Author: Beatrice Bishop BerlePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 374
Book Description
80 Puerto Rican Families in New York City
Author: Beatrice Bishop BerlePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 374
Book Description
Puerto Rican Families in New York City
Author: Lloyd Henry RoglerPublisher: Waterfront Press (Washington, DC)
ISBN:
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
This study examined the lives of 100 intergenerationally linked Puerto Rican families living in New York City. Each family consisted of two generations: the mothers and fathers in the parent generation and their married child and spouse in the child generation. Subjects investigated included the experiences of the migrant parent generation in their island home, their migration and settlement in New York City, and the experiences of their children, raised in the United States. Also investigated was the impact of the two generations' different life experiences upon the transmission of sociocultural characteristics from parents to their children and upon the structure of the relationship between the parent and married child. Among the major findings were the following: (1) intergenerational differences between the parents and their married children were pervasive and strong; (2) the greatest intergenerational change occurred in socioeconomic status, then in the language used, then in values; (3) the least change occurred in the subjective elements describing self-concept and bicultural preferences; (4) age at arrival in New York City and level of education were important determinants of ethnic identity; (5) when parents and their children were socialized in the same culture, or when they were similar in educational level, intergenerational continuity increased; and (6) intergenerational differences in early socialization settings and in educational attainment had no effect upon the strength of intergenerational solidarity. (CMG)
80 Puerto Rico Families in New York City
Author: Beatrice Bishop BerlePublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 331
Book Description
Status of Puerto Rico
Author: United States-Puerto Rico Commission on the Status of Puerto RicoPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Puerto Rico
Languages : en
Pages : 986
Book Description
Department of Defense Authorization for Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2001 and the Future Years Defense Program: Febuary 24, March 2, 9, 2000
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Armed ServicesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 394
Book Description
Historical Perspectives on Puerto Rican Survival in the U.S.
Author: Clara E. RodriguezPublisher: VNR AG
ISBN: 9781558761179
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 222
Book Description
The book continues to resonate with readers in part because it mirrors the experiences of other groups, both past and more recent immigrant groups; and in part because, when the authors wrote their essays, they spoke honestly about issues they cared about but others tended to ignore. As the editors' new introductions to each article indicate, the anthology has also served as a spring from which other works have developed.
Breathing Space
Author: Gregg MitmanPublisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300138326
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 330
Book Description
Allergy is the sixth leading cause of chronic illness in the United States. More than fifty million Americans suffer from allergies, and they spend an estimated $18 billion coping with them. Yet despite advances in biomedicine and enormous investment in research over the past fifty years, the burden of allergic disease continues to grow. Why have we failed to reverse this trend? Breathing Space offers an intimate portrait of how allergic disease has shaped American culture, landscape, and life. Drawing on environmental, medical, and cultural history and the life stories of people, plants, and insects, Mitman traces how America’s changing environment from the late 1800s to the present day has led to the epidemic growth of allergic disease. We have seen a never-ending stream of solutions to combat allergies, from hay fever resorts, herbicides, and air-conditioned homes to numerous potions and pills. But, as Mitman shows, despite the quest for a magic bullet, none of the attempted solutions has succeeded. Until we address how our changing environment—physical, biological, social, and economic—has helped to create America’s allergic landscape, that hoped-for success will continue to elude us.
The Stranger is Our Own
Author: Joseph P. FitzpatrickPublisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 9781556129056
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
Joseph P. Fitzpatrick, S.J. -- priest, internationally-acclaimed scholar, activist--was intensely involved in the ongoing studies of the Puerto Rican people, their culture, and their problems as migrants in the U.S. mainland.The Stranger Is Our Own contains Fitzpatrick's personal memoir, as well as a collection of articles, papers, lectures and talks that chronicle his "bittersweet journey" with Puerto Rican migrants. A consultant to religious, political, education and social leaders on the issues of migration, assimilation, inter-group relations and social justice, Father Fitzpatrick helped shape governmental and Church policies at both the local and national level. He continued his active involvement until his death in 1995 at the age of 82.
Puerto Ricans in the Mid '80s
Author: West Side Story
Author: Elizabeth A. WellsPublisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 0810876663
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 327
Book Description
Wells presents a scholarly study of the American musical West Side Story, viewing the work from cultural, historical, and musical perspectives. --from publisher description.