The Assimilation Myth

A Study of Second Generation Polish Immigrants in Western Australia
Softcover Nachdruck of the original 1. Auflage 1969
ISBN: 978-90-247-0467-5
Verlag: Springer Netherlands

Buch, Englisch, Band 14, 96 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 178 g

Reihe: Research Group for European Migration Problems

This book is a logical consequence of a book published in 1965 under the title Immigrants Assimilation - A Study of Polish People in Western Australia. In the original study, adult Polish immigrants were asked, amongst other things, about their attitudes to their children's assimilation to the culture of the Australian society. Needless to say, some parents were eager for their children to remain Polish, whilst others express­ ed a desire for them to become Australians. Naturally, it seem­ ed practical to investigate the children's attitudes to their own assimilation. The present study is therefore mainly concerned with these attitudes. Much has been written about second generation immigrants and a lot has been of a speculative nature, since nobody has yet gone into the homes of immigrants and asked them and their children about the way they feel regarding a culture which is new to them. The present study is unique in this sense because it fills a vital gap by studying assimilation of two generations of immigrants belonging to the same family. Second generation immigrants have occupied the attention of many writers in the sociological and psychological litera­ ture. Vital social phenomena such as delinquency, mental breakdowns, and marginality have been ascribed to the second generation immigrants on account of their status as midway people between two cultural milieus. Some of these phenome­ It is generally accepted that na are traced in the present study.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Johnston, R.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Soziologie von Migranten und Minderheiten
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Australische und Pazifische Geschichte
• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Volkskunde Minderheiten, Interkulturelle & Multikulturelle Fragen
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Historische Migrationsforschung
• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Volkskunde Kultureller Wandel, Kulturkontakt, Akkulturation

Inhaltsverzeichnis

I—Short Review of the Literature.- II—Assimilation and Identification.- The Meaning of Assimilation.- The Concept of Identification.- Identity and Identification.- III—Sample and Method of data Collecting.- The Sample.- The Method of Data Collection.- IV—The Assimilation rate of Polish Children against the Background of their Parents’ Assimilation.- a. The Area of Food.- b. The Area of Language.- c. The Area of Social Contacts.- d. Overall Assimilation.- e. The Assimilation Myth.- V—Culture Conflict and Culture Tension.- a. Culture Tension in the Immigrant Home.- b. Culture Tension and Delinquency.- Summary and Conclusions.