Christine B Avenarius
Biographic Data
| ID | 5815381 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Christine B Avenarius |
| GIVEN NAMES | Christine B |
| FAMILY NAME | Avenarius |
| SIGNATURE | AVENARIUS C B |
| AFFILIATIONS | East Carolina University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0635-4809 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 39 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Diversifying eastern North Carolina heritage sites
Tour guides from six eastern North Carolina heritage sites were interviewed to assess African-American participation. The selected sites included museums, plantations, and districts, half owned by the state and half in private ownership. The interview data provided reasons for lack of African-American participation, which exhibits drew African-American interest, and potential solutions to boost African-American participation. Sites were also asse…
Indikatoren für Integrationsneigung? Die sozialen Netzwerkstrukturen von Immigranten aus Taiwan in den USA
Immigrant Networks in New Urban Spaces
This article investigates how dispersed settlement in areas of urban sprawl affects the structure of personal networks that in turn influences the likelihood of social integration among male and female immigrants from Taiwan. Settlement in the deconcentrated spaces that currently constitute the new urban spaces of U.S. metropolitan areas potentially offers more opportunities to interact with ethnically diverse people than the traditional ethnic e…
Cooperation, conflict and integration among sub‐ethnic immigrant groups from Taiwan
This paper investigates how immigrants from Taiwan who share a common place of origin but not the same sub‐ethnic affiliation create social lives for themselves in southern California's vast areas of urban sprawl. With affluence, the first generation of immigrants has become increasingly able to socialise exclusively with others who share similar cultural and political backgrounds. There is less need to maintain ties with outsiders for the sake o…
The Active Participant-Observer
Participant observation approaches have been important components of ethnographic research. Generally, however, observation has been emphasized over participation. But there are many ethnographic contexts in which active participation by the ethnographer is advantageous, if not essential, to the collection of quality data. This article provides a framework for analyzing the potential benefits of an ethnographer participating in an active role in …
The Active Participant-Observer
Participant observation approaches have been important components of ethnographic research. Generally, however, observation has been emphasized over participation. But there are many ethnographic contexts in which active participation by the ethnographer is advantageous, if not essential, to the collection of quality data. This article provides a framework for analyzing the potential benefits of an ethnographer participating in an active role in …
Immigrant Networks in New Urban Spaces
This article investigates how dispersed settlement in areas of urban sprawl affects the structure of personal networks that in turn influences the likelihood of social integration among male and female immigrants from Taiwan. Settlement in the deconcentrated spaces that currently constitute the new urban spaces of U.S. metropolitan areas potentially offers more opportunities to interact with ethnically diverse people than the traditional ethnic e…
Cooperation, conflict and integration among sub‐ethnic immigrant groups from Taiwan
This paper investigates how immigrants from Taiwan who share a common place of origin but not the same sub‐ethnic affiliation create social lives for themselves in southern California's vast areas of urban sprawl. With affluence, the first generation of immigrants has become increasingly able to socialise exclusively with others who share similar cultural and political backgrounds. There is less need to maintain ties with outsiders for the sake o…
Cooperation, conflict and integration among sub‐ethnic immigrant groups from Taiwan
This paper investigates how immigrants from Taiwan who share a common place of origin but not the same sub‐ethnic affiliation create social lives for themselves in southern California's vast areas of urban sprawl. With affluence, the first generation of immigrants has become increasingly able to socialise exclusively with others who share similar cultural and political backgrounds. There is less need to maintain ties with outsiders for the sake o…
The Active Participant-Observer
Participant observation approaches have been important components of ethnographic research. Generally, however, observation has been emphasized over participation. But there are many ethnographic contexts in which active participation by the ethnographer is advantageous, if not essential, to the collection of quality data. This article provides a framework for analyzing the potential benefits of an ethnographer participating in an active role in …
Immigrant Networks in New Urban Spaces
This article investigates how dispersed settlement in areas of urban sprawl affects the structure of personal networks that in turn influences the likelihood of social integration among male and female immigrants from Taiwan. Settlement in the deconcentrated spaces that currently constitute the new urban spaces of U.S. metropolitan areas potentially offers more opportunities to interact with ethnically diverse people than the traditional ethnic e…
Indikatoren für Integrationsneigung? Die sozialen Netzwerkstrukturen von Immigranten aus Taiwan in den USA
Diversifying eastern North Carolina heritage sites
Tour guides from six eastern North Carolina heritage sites were interviewed to assess African-American participation. The selected sites included museums, plantations, and districts, half owned by the state and half in private ownership. The interview data provided reasons for lack of African-American participation, which exhibits drew African-American interest, and potential solutions to boost African-American participation. Sites were also asse…
Sociology (4 works) · Geography (3 works) · Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Demographic economics (2 works) · Diaspora, migration, transnational identity (2 works) · Economic growth (2 works) · Ethnic group (2 works) · Ethnography (2 works) · Immigration (2 works)