Minority-Group Pattern in Prairie Society
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2202041 |
|---|---|
| Authors | John Useem, Ruth Hill Useem |
| Year | 1945 |
| Volume | 50 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 377-385 |
| Publication date | 1945-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Sociology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-9602 • E-ISSN: 1537-5390 |
| Publisher | University of Chicago Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1086/219655 |
| OpenAlex | W2026586907 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
A study of first- and second-generation Norwegians in a prairie tow and a farming community shows that four classes may be conceived of as takin their places along a continuum of acculturation. Most striking is the fact that, while the country people "live" Norwegian-speaking the language, telling the folk tales-twice as many townsmen join Norwegian societies and symbolically express their cultural identification. Yet, never having been made to feel inferior or unsuccessful, the Norwegians are superficially integrated in Amercan society, without sacrificing much of their Old World heritage. It is unrealistic to use "assimilation cycle" as a frame of reference in studying such a group
Acculturation · Ethnic group · Ethnology · Geography · Linguistics · Norwegian · Political science · Sociology · Anthropology · Indigenous Studies and Ecology · Philosophy
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,04 |
| Citation span | 1945 - 1986 (42) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |