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American Ethnic Practices in the Twenty-First Century
The Milwaukee Study
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2013
Summary
American Ethnic Practices in the Early Twenty-first Century: The Milwaukee Study is a work based on a twelve-year research project conducted in the greater Milwaukee area by Urban Anthropology Inc. The qualitative study examined the current strength of ethnicity and the contributions that ethnic practices have made to the wider society. Since Barth (1970), social scientists—especially sociocultural anthropologists—have moved toward deconstructing ethnicity by concentrating on the malleability of ethnic identity. This work takes a new approach by focusing on ethnic practices. The most prominent findings in The Milwaukee Study were the ways that community-building activities of ethnic groups contributed to the wider society; and how this, in turn, can help restore a needed balance between individualism and collectivism in the United States. Since the first edition of Habits of the Heart (Bellah et al, 1985), public discourse about ways to restore this balance has been ubiquitous. Most discussions have focused only on strengthening families, faith communities, or neighborhoods, and have ignored the activity and potential of ethnic groups, even though it was during this span of time that interest in multiculturalism in education and politics reached its peak.
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Edition
1/2013
Copyright Year
2013
ISBN-Print
978-0-7391-7829-4
ISBN-Online
978-0-7391-7830-0
Publisher
Lexington, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
157
Product Type
Monograph
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Acknowledgments No access
1 Why Should We Care About Ethnicity? No access Pages 1 - 8
2 The Milwaukee Study: Its Methodology and Context No access Pages 9 - 20
3 Ethnic Practices: Organizations and Their Functions No access Pages 21 - 32
4 Ethnic Practices: Language and Language Retention No access Pages 33 - 38
5 Ethnic Practices: Ties to Past Homelands No access Pages 39 - 42
6 Ethnic Practices: Religion No access Pages 43 - 50
7 Ethnic Practices: Food No access Pages 51 - 56
8 Ethnic Practices: Art Forms No access Pages 57 - 62
9 Ethnic Practices: Healthcare and Healing No access Pages 63 - 68
10 Ethnic Practices: Genealogy No access Pages 69 - 74
11 Ethnic Practices: Political Activity No access Pages 75 - 80
12 Ethnic Practices: Working No access Pages 81 - 92
13 The Sum of Ethnic Practices No access Pages 93 - 98
14 Life in Multi-ethnic America No access Pages 99 - 118
15 Threats to Ethnicity No access Pages 119 - 132
16 A New Vision for American Ethnicity No access Pages 133 - 138
