Ethnic families in America : patterns and variations

Wright, Roosevelt. (Added Author).

Record details

ISBN: 9780130918390
ISBN: 0130918393
Physical Description: print
xvi, 512 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Edition: 5th ed.
Publisher: Boston : Pearson, ©2012.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Diversity among American ethnic minorities / Roosevelt Wright, Charles H. Mindel, Jeanette R. Davidson -- A "then and now" overview of the immigrant family in America / Charles H. Mindel, Robert W. Habenstein -- The Irish American family / Patricia J. Fanning -- The Greek American family / Anna Karpathakis -- The Italian American family / Danielle Battisti -- The Polish American family / Mary Patrice Erdmans -- The Mexican American family / Rosina M. Becerra -- The Cuban American family / Zulema E. Suárez, Rose M. Perez -- The Puerto Rican American family / Lirio K. Negroni -- The Dominican American family / Ramona Hernández -- The Korean American family / Pyong Gap Min, Chigon Kim -- The changing Vietnamese American family / Thanh Van Tran, Phu Tai Phan -- The Chinese-American family / Morrison G. Wong -- The Japanese American family / Arthur Sakamoto, ChangHwan Kim, Isao Takei -- The Filipino American family / Carl L. Bankston III -- The Asian Indian American family / Uma A. Segal -- The African American family / Dwain A. Pellebon -- The Native American family / Robert John -- The Jewish-American family / Charles H. Mindel, Bernard Farber, Bernard Lazerwitz -- The Amish American family / Donald B. Kraybill, Gertrude Enders Huntington -- The Mormon American family / David C. Dollahiate, Loren D. Marks -- The Muslim American family / Bahira Sherif-Trask.