
Ethnic Differences
Schooling and Social Structure among the Irish, Italians, Jews, and Blacks in an American City, 1880-1935
Joel Perlmann(Author)
Cambridge University Press
Published on 24. November 1989
Book
Paperback/Softback
340 pages
978-0-521-38975-4 (ISBN)
Description
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.
Reviews / Votes
'This is a superb book that will have a major impact on the historical profession. perlmann examines ethnicity in a way that no other historian has attempted to do. Using unusually rich and detailed data on schooling in Providence, Rhode Island, he explores the relationship between ethnicity and other factors, such as social class, in accounting for differences in education and occupational attainment. While the book is based upon sophisticated statistical analyses, the results are clearly presented in a fashion that makes them accessible to nonspecialists.' Maris Vinovskis, University of Michigan 'With meticulous and unprecedented detail, Joe Perlmann has reconstructed school attendance among adolescents in an American city during the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. His is one of a handful of new works that, at long last, has begun to provide American secondary education with a historiography worthy of its importance.' Michael B. Katz, University of Pennsylvania 'Joel Permann's excellent analysis represents a major contribution, not only to ethnic and educational history, but also to our current policy debates on these issues.' Stanley L. Engerman, University of Rochester 'This book will be essential for anyone concerned with the interplay of race, class, and culture in American society, and in the schools.' David Cohen, Michigan State UniversityMore details
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Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
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Paperback (trade)
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Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
494 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-521-38975-4 (9780521389754)
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Joel Perlmann
Ethnic Differences
Schooling and Social Structure among the Irish, Italians, Jews, and Blacks in an American City, 1880-1935
Book
12/1988
Cambridge University Press
€46.43
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Joel Perlmann
Ethnic Differences
Schooling and Social Structure among the Irish, Italians, Jews, and Blacks in an American City, 1880-1935
Book
12/1988
Cambridge University Press
€46.43
Article exhausted; check for reprint
Content
Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Background: the city, schooling, and social structure; 2. The Irish; 3. The Italians; 4. The Russian Jews; 5. The Blacks; Conclusion; Appendix. The research design, the data collection, and the use of regression analyses; Notes; Index.