Ethnic Differences: Schooling and Social Structure Among the Irish, Italians, Jews, and Blacks in an American City, 1880 1935

By Joel Perlmann

Book Overview

Ethnic Differences, first published in 1989, explores how and why the Irish, Italians, Jews, and blacks of Providence, Rhode Island differed in their schooling and economic success. Drawing on evidence from thousands of students records of public, Catholic, and private schools, as well as on census manuscripts, city directories, and other sources, the book offers an integrated study of American ethnicity, education, and social structure. Joel Perlmann examines the extent to which differing career patterns, and reconsiders the relation between ethnicity and social class.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521389755
• ISBN13: 9780521389754
• Release Date: November 1989
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 340 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

An effective rejoinder to Steinberg's Ethnic Myth

A valuable, well-argued corrective to the argument advanced in Steven Steinberg's Ethnic Myth, which downplayed the influence of cultural values on the achievements of different ethnic groups.