Between Ethnic Separation and Assimilation
German Immigrants and their Athletic Endeavours in their New American Home Country
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12220004 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Annette R Hofmann (0000-0003-4312-1833, FH Münster, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2008 |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue | 8 |
| Pages | 993-1009 |
| Publication date | 2008-06-03 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The International Journal of the History of Sport (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0952-3367 • E-ISSN: 1743-9035 |
| Publisher | Routledge (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/09523360802106739 |
| OpenAlex | W1982763916 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 7 |
Historically, much of nineteenth and early twentieth century American sport was ‘ethnic based’. Theoretical thoughts on ethnicity and assimilation will be introduced, along with a brief overview of the limited research on ethnic sports of the European-American population. This article addresses the German-American sporting experience. Due to its success during its first decades of existence, the Turner movement receives detailed attention before the focus shifts to the Buffalo Germans, a well-known basketball team in the early 1900s. The turners exemplify the multiple ways physical culture or sport aided in the socialization and assimilation processes of German immigrants, while still allowing them to retain their ethnic identity
Assimilation (phonology · Basketball · Ethnic group · German · Immigration · Linguistics · Political science · Population · Social science · Socialization · Sociology · American Sports and Literature · Anthropology · Demography · Gender Studies · History · Law · Sport and Mega-Event Impacts · Sports, Gender, and Society
| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0.31 |
| Citation span | 2010 - 2019 (10) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |