The Social Structural Determinants of Ethnic Group Behavior: Single Ancestry Rates among Four White American Ethnic Groups.

Tomaskovic-Devey, Barbara; Tomaskovic-Devey, Donald

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Publication Date: 1988

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The Social Structural Determinants of Ethnic Group Behavior: Single Ancestry Rates among Four White American Ethnic Groups.

Tomaskovic-Devey, Barbara; Tomaskovic-Devey, Donald

American Sociological Review, v53 n4 p650-59 Aug 1988

Proposes a model of ethnic behavior that describes group behavior as constrained by the following aspects of social structure: demographic opportunity, economic opportunity, and cultural heritage. Tests the model by comparing the single ancestry rates of the following ethnic groups: Italian, Polish, Slovak, and Hungarian. (Author/BJV)

Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Cultural Background, Demography, Economic Opportunities, Ethnic Studies, Ethnicity, Group Behavior, Italian Americans, Polish Americans, Whites

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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