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Puerto Rican Americans; the meaning of migration to the mainland
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- Creator
- Joseph P. Fitzpatrick
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- Englewood Cliffs, N.J. : Prentice-Hall, [1971]
- Physical Details
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- xvi, 192 pages : illustrations, maps. ; 23 cm
- ISBNs
- 9780137401000, 0137401000
- OCLC
- ocm00158163
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Old experience, New style : The Basic theme ; The Puerto Ricans ; The City of New York ; Identity -- Dynamics of migration : Factors contributing to migration -- The Contract farm worker program -- Identity : The Abiding problem : Culture : Society ; Identity and community ; Cultural pluralism ; Contemporary theory ; Social or structural assimiliation -- Prelud to uncertainty : The Island background : The Island ; Economic devlopment ; The Rise of the middle class ; The Role of religion -- Puerto Rican community in New York City : Communities in other mainland cities -- The Puerto Rican family : Background of the Puerto Rican family ; Structure of the Puerto Rican family ; Marriage and family in Puerto Rico: The Demographic picture ; Transition to the mainland ; Present situation of Puerto Rican families -- The Problem of color : Designation of color in Puerto Rico ; Factors which tempered discrimination in Puerto Rico ; The Problem of color in New York ; Continuance of racial integration -- Religion : Religious background of the island ; Puerto Rico ; Prostestantism ; Spiriutalism ; Transition to the mainland ; Protestantism on the mainland
- Puerto Ricans and the schools of New York City : Statistical evidence of the problem ; Involvement in the school systems ; Achievement testes ; Education and occupatin ; Compensatory education and cultural pluralism ; Bilingualism ; The Community and education -- Special problems: Welfare -- Special problems: Mental illness : Puerto Rican culture and mental illness ; Migration ; Mental health services and the poor -- Special problems: Drug abuse : Identification of the problem ; Causes of drug addiction -- The Meaning of migration