The coming darkness of late-generation European American ethnicity

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ID7767290
AuthorsHerbert J Gans (corresponding author)
Year2014
Volume37
Issue5
Pages757-765
Publication date2014-04-16
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueEthnic and Racial Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0141-9870 • E-ISSN: 1466-4356
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/01419870.2013.827796
OpenAlexW2167917025
LanguageEN
Citations received32
References cited14

This paper hypothesizes about what is happening to the ethnic structures and cultures of the fourth-, fifth- and later-generation descendants of the European immigrants who came to America between about 1870 and 1924. The paper's main hypothesis is that late-generation European ethnicity is disappearing, although vestiges will probably always remain. However, immigration researchers have done little to study these late-generation populations, and the paper therefore describes some of the studies that could and should be undertaken.Keywords: late-generation ethnicsethnic identityethnic practicesethnic organizationssymbolic ethnicity AcknowledgementsRichard Alba made helpful comments on an earlier draft of this paper.Eight comments on this article written by Herbert Gans follow, contributed by leading scholars who have worked in this area, followed by a concluding reply from Herbert Gans to his critics and suggestions for further research. The Editors are keen to encourage discussion of these issues in the REVIEW. The Editors invite responses of not more than 500 words from interested readers, which should be directed to the ERS Editorial Office, giving the name and institutional affiliation of the writer. A selection of comments will appear in the next issue of the REVIEWAdditional informationNotes on contributorsHerbert J. GansHERBERT J GANS is Robert S. Lynd Professor Emeritus of Sociology at Columbia University

Art history · Ethnic group · First generation · Happening · Immigration · Media studies · Performance art · Political science · Sociology · Anthropology · Demography · Diaspora, migration, transnational identity · History · Law · Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy · Race, History, and American Society

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