ITALIAN AMERICANS IN THE '80s A Sociodemographic Profile.

Softcover. 1st US Edn. The primary objective of this study was not to address the theory of ethnicity, but to present a set of unpublished data on Italian Americans which was prepared by the United States Bureau of Census, specifically for the Center for Migration Studies. A collection of 12 data sets were compiled, each set comprising 248 tables regarding the entire nation and the following 11 states which have high concentrations of Italian Americans : California, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Rhode Island. The data encompasses demographic, cultural and economic characteristics. A hugely comprehensive work. Chapter headings include : Italian Immigrants to the United States: The Last Twenty Years; Demographic and Cultural Aspects of Italian Americans; Italian Americans and Education; Italian American Family Life; Economic Characteristics of Italian Americans; Italian Americans in Selected States: A Comparison; With Index of Sources for Figures and Charts + Appendices. 207pp. 4to. Softcover. With sl. fading to fr. cover, tiny mks. and 'curled' right hand edge due to poor storage, o/w Nr. Vg. Scarce.