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A Franco-American in Montréal
Martin talks about her life as a Franco-American--French Canadian from the province of Quebec, but born and raised in the US. She grew up hearing about her mother's time "in Canada." The nuns, her curfew, eating lunch with young women with names like her own--Ghislaine, Luce, Fleurette--and running through an underground tunnel to get to practicum twenty minutes later. The boxes of carres aux dattes she would buy at a bakery near school and store on her windowsill. Studying on the roof of the Hotel-Dieu, taking her boards at the Universite de Montreal. The beautiful French of those in Montreal. -
Seeking an "Entente Cordiale": Prosper Bender, French Canada, and Intercultural Brokership in the Nineteenth Century
A physician by training, Prosper Bender (1844–1917) achieved prominence through his written work on French Canadians. In the 1870s, he joined the flourishing literary scene of Quebec City, a period that culminated with his Literary Sheaves (1881) and Old and New Canada (1882). Then, for more than a quarter-century, Bender lived in Boston, where he practiced homeopathic medicine and again played the part of an intercultural broker. Doubts concerning his native land’s future led him to promote the American annexation of Canada; he also wrote for American readers articles on French-Canadian culture. More than a century later, Bender’s body of work reflects the challenges facing post-Confederation Canada and the struggle for mutual understanding between French Canadians and their English-speaking neighbours. -
From Mills to Millennium: Documenting Social Change through Oral Histories among Three Generations of Franco-Americans in Manchester
The Franco-Americans who emigrated to the New England region did so during the industrial revolution, fleeing the starvation and overpopulation in Canada. Those who settled in Manchester, New Hampshire, also developed a community on the West Side of the city making the transition from Canada to Manchester's little Canada section easier for French immigrants. The West Side held the religious traditions and social and fraternal organizations with which this group was familiar. In addition to the history of Manchester, the researcher drew from sociological theories on assimilation, the interdisciplinary theories on place attachment and identity, and combined these approaches with the oral history of place memory. This dissertation contains the oral histories of sixteen Franco-Americans representing three generations ranging from ages nineteen to ninety. The intent of the collection is to preserve the lived experiences and memories of the Franco-American in Manchester. In order to provide a framework for understanding the oral histories presented here, four major themes were provided: family, education, religion and discrimination. The shifts observed across the generations in terms of the perceived role that the four themes play in their lives are detailed in the narrative portion. There are two components to this study on Manchester's Franco-Americans. The oral histories captured on the accompanying two hour and forty minute film are supplemented in the written document by recorded memories. Excerpts of written narratives also ground the interviews within the historical backdrop of the Franco-American in Manchester. The film is central to the study and provides videoed interviews from individuals with a French Canadian heritage. This study documented how attitudes and traditions changed across three generations of Franco-Americans within the greater Manchester area. The groups were characterized by and uniquely identified through the traditions and rituals of this rich culture. The identity with the Franco-American traditions and culture has lessened through the succeeding generations. In addition, the increased emotional separation from the Roman Catholic Church and geographic mobility away from the West Side is noted with its subsequent impact on identity with Franco traditions. All participants were recorded using state of the art video and audio equipment. The film included here is edited for dissertation purposes. -
Public or Parish : A Study of Differences in Acculturation of Franco American Schoolchildren
Presentation of findings of a study on Vermont Franco American children. A comparison of cultural values - personal and public - as measured in young Vermont students in parochial school and public school. A report of the involved questionnaire and study, a presentation of their findings, and an anthropological interpretation of the results. Appearances of the difference in rate of acculturation between public and parochial school students of each sex. A follow-up to his 1972 report, "Value Orientations of French Canadian and Anglo-American Children in Three Northeastern Vermont Communities." Presented at the Northeast Anthropological Association annual meeting, Burlington, Vermont, April 27-29, 1973. -
French Canadians in the United States
Essay on general attitudes toward French Canadians and Franco Americans in the United States, and descriptions of the customs of this immigrated ethnic group in the 1940s.Tags Bellechasse PQ, California, Community: Customs and Social Life, Connecticut, Detroit MI, Emigration and Immigration, Ethnicity and Collective Identity, Fall River MA, Family, Holyoke MA, Illinois, La Beauce QC, Labor History, Lewiston ME, Louisiana, Lowell MA, Maine, Manchester NH, Massachusetts, Meriden CT, Michigan, Nashua NH, New Bedford MA, New Hampshire, New York, Nonfiction, Nonfiction -- Social Sciences, Nonfiction -- Sociology, Québec, Religion, Rhode Island, Salem MA, Social History, Southbridge MA, Springfield MA, St. Albans VT, Vermont, War, Wisconsin, Woonsocket RI -
Mapping Cultural Groups in an American Industrial City
Brief description of a sociological method used to "investigat[e] the pattern of cultural groups" in Worcester, Massachusetts. Based on the research conducted from Creveling's doctoral dissertation, "The pattern of cultural groups in Worcester" (Clark University, 1951). Includes a copy of Creveling's ethno-map produced out of local interviews, as well as a map that designates the location of Catholic churches in Worcester and their primary ethnic make-up. -
The Spacing of Births Among French-Canadian Families : An Historical Approach
From the author: "This article stresses on two aspects of demography. The first aspect is a historical and geographical analysis of the spacing of births among French-Canadians and the second one is the possibilities of using genealogies as sources of data which can yield demographic information. When official computations are not available, the development of demographic data based on family genealogies may give analysts some indication of past performances within societies. Genealogies thus provide a rich source of information for both Canadian and American historical demographers. When proper methodological techniques are applied to these data, they yield results which then permit one to draw conclusions about demographic behavior. The data for the present article are derived from a longer study dealing with historical demographic changes among French-Canadians between 1650 and 1950. The genealogy of one French-Canadian family is the source of information utilized in this report. The paper is intended to contribute additional information on changing patterns of child spacing over time and space." -
Les stratégies familiales des francophones de la Nouvelle-Angleterre : Perspective diachronique
De Boudreau et Frenette: "Dans cet article, nous examinons l'évolution des stratégies familiales des francophones de la Nouvelle-Angleterre dans la longue durée. En prenant la communauté de Lewiston comme étude de cas, nous nous penchons sur trois périodes : celle de la migration de masse, caractérisée par la primauté de la famille comme unité socio-économique, celle de l'implantation ethnique, qui voit les stratégies se modifier, sous l'impact de facteurs matériels et idéologiques. Apparaît alors uni, démarcation entre les stratégies des Canadiens français originaires du Québec et celles des Franco-Américains nés aux États-Unis, la période d'acculturation rapide, ù la relation famille-individu devient inversée, les stratégies visant désormais le bien-être de l'individu. Toutefois, la famille continue d'être l'agent de socialisation de base, une fonction qui inclut parfois la transmission de l'ethnicité franco-américaine." -
Ethnic Diversity within Catholicism : A Comparative Analysis of Contemporary and Historical Religion
Brief sociological and historical analysis of the convergences and divergences of religion and ethnicity. Sections devoted to Italian, Irish, French Canadian, Mexican, Puerto Rican, Polish, and German Catholic societies. -
La stratification sociale du groupe ethnique canadien-français aux États-Unis
Analyse démographique du groupe ethnique canadien-français aux États-Unis ou dans la Nouvelle-Angleterre entre 1830 et 1950, utlisant des chiffres de la Bureau of the Census. Déscriptions historiques de l'immigration canadienne du Québec aux États-Unis; présentation des chiffres socio-economiques par rapport à d'autres groupes ethniques immigrants avant de 1950. -
Who Will Log in Maine's North Woods? A Cross-Cultural Study of Occupational Choice and Prestige
Study of Maine- and Québec-rooted loggers in Maine's northern woods on the Québec border. Presentation of survey results depicting the attitudes of Maine and Québec loggers toward their occupation, their understanding of public perceptions toward logging, and their predictions for the future of the industry. Survey results report information on loggers' economic conditions, educational attainment, and other demographic categories. Analyses of survey findings, with the perspectives of Anglophone and Francophone workers, presented by authors from the University of Maine and l'Université Laval. -
Resources of the Teaching of the Sociology of Quebec : A Bibliographic Essay
Challenges of teaching the sociology of Quebec to American students using English language resources. A brief annotated bibliography of suggested relevant and appropriate works, divided by sociological theme: primary resources, analytical focus, historical orientation, population, economy, stratification, family, religion, politics, ideology and nationalism, social change, and "the future." Written by a sociologist from the University of Southern Maine. -
Recent and Current Sociological and Anthropological Research on Franco-Americans
Current trends in social science research on Franco Americans through an analysis of several selected works (theses, articles, etc.) from the 1980s. Recognition of the turn of research toward analyses of socioeconomic class, perspectives on patterns of cultural assimilation, "la survivance," and demographics. Contains a bibliography of works mentioned. -
Traditional French Canadian Family Life Patterns and Thier Implications for Social Services in Vermont
Behavioral and family life patterns of Franco Americans in northeast Vermont. Based on, and compared with, various research conducted on family characteristics and individual roles within French Canadian families in rural Québec. Considerations of traditional gender roles, parental and child duties, culturally reinforced beliefs, and some of the structures that either support or challenge these patterns among Vermont Franco Americans. The implications of these characteristics and behaviors for healthcare, caretaking, and other social services; suggestions for social service workers in providing for and communicating with Vermont Franco Americans. Later published and featured in "A Franco-American Overview: Volume 3." -
Yankee City : The Social Life of a Modern Community
Selected case study of a New England city, presented for use in instruction in sociology, political science, and psychology. Without naming the city, this case study includes descriptions of the city's landscape, industry, population, and cultural codes, and some information about vocabulary particular to its people and place. Includes content from interviews with residents, and frequent mention of the dynamics of socioeconomic class within the city. Featured in a collection of popular case studies, with each piece introduced with some information about its significance to scholarship.Tags Armenian Americans, Business and Economics, Community: Customs and Social Life, Demography, Education, Ethnicity and Collective Identity, Geography, Greek Americans, Italian Americans, Jewish Americans, New England, Nonfiction, Nonfiction -- Government and Politics, Nonfiction -- Psychology, Nonfiction -- Social Sciences, Nonfiction -- Sociology, Polish Americans, Russian Americans, Social History -
Assimilation in American Life : The Role of Race, Religion, and National Origins
1960s study of social life in the United States with regard to ethnic and religious characteristics and their significance to processes of assimilation. Social group observation as a means of understanding cultural conflicts based on incommensurate "value-assumptions," and as a foundation to eliminating many sources of inter-group prejudice (16). Contains information acquired from interviews with officials from numerous American organizations concerned with intercultural relations. General sociological introduction to group structures, stages of assimilation and its subprocesses, and theories for occurrences of these in the United States. The American formation and presence of the "ethclass" - "[the characteristic sub-societal unit] based on race, religion, and, to a declining extent, national origin, criss-crossed by social class stratification..." (160). Sections devoted to African Americans, Jews, Catholics, and intellectuals as functioning American "subsocietal" structures. Hypotheses and suggestions for the future of cultural and structural pluralism in the twentieth-century United States.Tags Acculturation and Assimilation, African Americans, Community: Customs and Social Life, Demography, Emigration and Immigration, Ethnicity and Collective Identity, German Americans, Irish Americans, Italian Americans, Jewish Americans, Mexican Americans, Native Americans, Nonfiction, Nonfiction -- Ethnic Studies, Nonfiction -- Social Sciences, Nonfiction -- Sociology, Religion, United States -
Social and Economic Profile of French and English Mother Tongue Persons : Maine, 1970
Unpublished presentation of statistics on persons of French and English mother tongue in the state of Maine, adapted from 1970 United States census data. Shows figures related to family make-up, mobility, education, labor, income, state geography, and city and county demographics, all with respect to the population's mother tongue. Written by a University of Southern Maine professor of sociology.Tags Ashland ME, Auburn ME, Augusta ME, Bangor ME, Berwick ME, Biddeford ME, Brewer ME, Brunswick ME, Caribou ME, Chelsea ME, Eagle Lake ME, Education, Fairfield ME, Fort Fairfield ME, Fort Kent ME, Frenchville ME, Gorham ME, Grand Isle ME, Jackman ME, Jay ME, Kennebunk ME, Kittery ME, Lewiston ME, Limestone ME, Lisbon ME, Livermore Falls ME, Madawaska ME, Madison ME, Mexico ME, Millinocket ME, Nonfiction, Nonfiction -- Social Sciences, Nonfiction -- Sociology, Old Orchard Beach ME, Old Town ME, Portland ME, Presque Isle ME, Rumford ME, Saco ME, Sanford ME, Skowhegan ME, South Berwick ME, South Portland ME, St. Agatha ME, St. Francis ME, Topsham ME, Van Buren ME, Wallagrass ME, Waterville ME, Webster ME, Westbrook ME, Winslow ME, Winthrop ME -
Number and Percent of Persons with French Mother Tongue : States, Counties (Parishes), Places of 10,000 or More, SMSA's of 250,000 or More, and Urban and Rural Residence, New England and Louisiana, 1970
Presentation of data acquired in the 1970 United States census. Statistics collected specifically on the populations of persons of French mother tongue in New England and Louisiana. Illustrates in table form their distribution by county, city, town, and state, and indicates percentage of each total area's population. Also mentions other states where francophones exist less prominently than in the featured states of the study. An often-cited report in the sociology of Franco Americans, compiled by a Franco American scholar from Maine.Tags California, Connecticut, Demography, Ethnicity and Collective Identity, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Language and Linguistics, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New England, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Nonfiction, Nonfiction -- Demography, Nonfiction -- Social Sciences, Nonfiction -- Sociology, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin -
L'identité culturelle : les Franco-Américains de la Nouvelle-Angleterre
Une description des moeurs et de la vie franco-américaine dans la Nouvelle-Angleterre. Une exploration de la survivance dans le contexte d'une histoire précise et d'un avenir imprévisible pour un peuple francophone aux Etats-Unis. Etude sociologique compréhensif des Franco-Américains, du dix-neuviième siiècle jusqu'à 1983.Tags Amherst MA, Boston MA, Bristol CT, Burlington VT, California, Community: Customs and Social Life, Connecticut, Demography, Dover NH, Education, Emigration and Immigration, Ethnicity and Collective Identity, Fall River MA, Florida, Gender and Sexuality, Hartford CT, Holyoke MA, Illinois, Indiana, Journalism, Language and Linguistics, Lewiston ME, Louisiana, Lowell MA, Manchester NH, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nashua NH, New England, New Jersey, New York, Nonfiction, Nonfiction -- Social Sciences, Nonfiction -- Sociology, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Portland ME, Providence RI, Religion, Rhode Island, Southbridge MA, Springfield MA, Texas, United States, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin, Woonsocket RI -
Ethnic Diversity in Catholic America
Sociology of Catholic religion in the United States. Explores how ethnicity characterizes Roman Catholicism in immigrant communities in the. Abramson supports his claims with statistics compiled by the National Opinion Research Center.Tags Community: Customs and Social Life, Demography, Education, Emigration and Immigration, Ethnicity and Collective Identity, Family, Geography, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, Nonfiction, Nonfiction -- History -- Religion, Nonfiction -- Social Sciences, Nonfiction -- Sociology, Poland, Puerto Rico, Québec, Religion, Social History, United States -
Ethnic Families in America : Patterns and Variations
Collection of essays on the sociology of the family in the United States, with a particular reliance upon the cultural diversity of ethnic immigrant groups. The 1976 edition of the text - the edition available in most libraries - contains an essay entitled "The Franco American Working Class Family," by Laurence French. From Pearson Higher Education: "Reflecting the social and political dynamics in the United States, this edited volume offers an inclusive look at multicultural diversity in the U.S. with extensive coverage of the family life styles, traditions and values of seventeen American ethnic groups. Providing unique and personal insights, each chapter is written by a contributing author representing a particular ethnic group and is structured in a similar pattern - covering the historical background, key ethnic cultural components, traditional and current ethnic family characteristics, and changes and adaptations to the ethnic family and culture."Tags Community: Customs and Social Life, Education, Emigration and Immigration, Ethnicity and Collective Identity, Family, Farming and Agriculture, Maine, New England, New Hampshire, Nonfiction, Nonfiction -- Ethnic Studies, Nonfiction -- Social Sciences, Nonfiction -- Sociology, Québec, Religion, Social History, United States, Vermont, Youth -
From Evangeline to Papa, or How to Acquire a Past : A Sociological/Historical Perspective on French/Canadian Americans
A self-published, self-printed sociology project written for Goddard College. A series of journal entries from July 1976 written on an American's trip through Nova Scotia. Includes conversations, information about historical places, and general reflections on the French Acadian heritage of the region.Tags Acadians, Biddeford ME, Brunswick ME, Emigration and Immigration, Language and Linguistics, Lewiston ME, Maine, New Brunswick, Nonfiction, Nonfiction -- Social Sciences, Nonfiction -- Sociology, Nonfiction -- Travel and Tourism, Nova Scotia, Old Town ME, Orono ME, Personal History: Biography and Oral History, Sanford ME, Waterville ME -
The Franco-Americans in a New England Community : An Experiment in Survival
A sociological study of the Franco Americans of Nashua, New Hampshire, previous to 1950. The community's culture and the implications of American assimilation for its social, linguistic, and religious norms. Originally presented as the author's dissertation in sociology, Harvard University, 1951. -
Ethnic Identity : The Case of the French Americans
Sociological essay highlighting Franco American assimilation in a case-study of Lewiston, Maine. Includes a brief history of French Canadian immigration to Lewiston coinciding with the city's birth as an industrial center. Part of the preface reads, "The general thrust of the book as it has developed, centers around the documentation of a case of cataclysmic cultural breakdown. Drawing upon many types of data, an attempt has been made to show that the French-American culture suffered an abrupt, multigenerational shift in cultural and social orientation. This alone justifies the study...."Tags Acculturation and Assimilation, Androscoggin River Valley, Auburn ME, Community: Customs and Social Life, Demography, Emigration and Immigration, Ethnicity and Collective Identity, Labor History, Language and Linguistics, Lewiston ME, Maine, Massachusetts, Mills and Mill Work, Nonfiction, Nonfiction -- Ethnic Studies, Nonfiction -- Social Sciences, Nonfiction -- Sociology, Québec, Religion, Social History, War -
De la difficulté de naître et de survivre dans une ville industrielle de la Nouvelle-Angleterre au XIXe siiècle : mortalité infantile, infanticide et avortement à Lowell, Massachusetts, 1870-1900
De Consortium Érudit: "Le présent texte est consacré à l'étude de la mortalité infantile ainsi qu'aux difficultés de survivre dans une ville industrielle de la Nouvelle-Angleterre durant la seconde moitié du XIXe siiècle. Nous tentons principalement de décrire la maniière dont les contemporains ont perçu, expliqué et tenté de résoudre le problième aigu que représentait la mortalité infantile pour les populations ouvriières. Nous relions briièvement à ce sujet, la question de l'avortement et de l'infanticide."
Tags Beverly MA, Boston MA, Brockton MA, Cambridge MA, Chelsea MA, Chicopee MA, Death and Disaster, Demography, Emigration and Immigration, Everett MA, Fall River MA, Fitchburg MA, Gloucester MA, Haverhill MA, Holyoke MA, Illness, Labor History, Lawrence MA, Lowell MA, Lynn MA, Malden MA, Massachusetts, Medford MA, Mills and Mill Work, New Bedford MA, Newburyport MA, Newton MA, Nonfiction, Nonfiction -- History -- Labor and Social, Nonfiction -- Science and Medicine, Nonfiction -- Social Sciences, Nonfiction -- Sociology, North Adams MA, Northampton MA, Pittsfield MA, Quincy MA, Salem MA, Social History, Somerville MA, Springfield MA, Taunton MA, Waltham MA, Woburn MA, Worcester MA, Youth -
From Mills to Millennium : Documenting Social Change Through Oral Histories Among Three Generations of Franco-Americans in Manchester
Dissertation describing the historical development of a Franco American cultural identity through oral history interviews conducted by the author with sixteen Franco American people in the Manchester, New Hampshire region. Includes two parts: video recording of interviews and thesis text with historical background, select transcription, and contextualized analysis of interviews. Interviewees vary in age between 19 to 90. Includes personal historical introduction, historical background on the Franco American community in Manchester, and discussion of broad themes relevant to interview topics as identified by the author: memory, place, and identity as well as "family, education, religion, and discrimination"(iv). Discussion of "assimilation theory" in a Franco American context.Tags Acculturation and Assimilation, Community: Customs and Social Life, German Americans, Greek Americans, Irish Americans, Italian Americans, Manchester NH, Merrimack River Valley, Mills and Mill Work, New Hampshire, Nonfiction, Nonfiction -- History, Nonfiction -- History -- Economic and Industrial, Nonfiction -- History -- Labor and Social, Nonfiction -- Social Science: Anthropology and Sociology, Nonfiction -- Social Sciences, Nonfiction -- Sociology, Personal History: Biography and Oral History, Polish Americans, Religion, Violence -
Some Social Factors Affecting the French Spoken in Lewiston, Maine
Dissertation on the relationship between the French language and Franco American culture in Lewiston, Maine in the twentieth century. Historical background of Maine French speakers. Theories and methods in the study of French in New England as introduction and comparison to the author's own survey research in Lewiston. Contents and results of a linguistic questionnaire given various French speakers in Lewiston. From the author: "Using a broadly based survey of the French spoken in Lewiston, Maine this thesis treats the question of the levels of Franco-American speech. The relationship of language features to social factors is studied by means of a computer-aided analysis of a representative sample of the French-speaking population" (iii, Abstract). -
The Women of Survivance : A Case Study of Ethnic Persistence Among the Members of Franco-American Women's Groups in New England, 1950-Present
Thesis in sociology highlighting Franco American women in the preservation of ethnic heritage and language. Based on a variety of case studies conducted by the author in 1980s New England. From the author: "The primary purpose of this dissertation was to explore questions related to the processes of ethnic persistence and, secondarily, to understand the role of women in these processes. The procedure for this investigation was to conduct a case study of an ethnic women's organization, La Federation Feminine Franco-Americaine (Fede). This case study of the Fede utilized field work techniques, in-depth interviews and the analysis of archival materials. The objectives of this case study were in brief: (1) to delineate the maintenance activities involved in ethnic persistence; (2) to determine the importance of ethnicity to ethnic group members actively involved in its maintenance; (3) to assess the role of ethnic women in these processes, in order to develop a grounded theory of ethnic persistence." -
French and English Canadians in "Milltown" : A Pilot Study of the Organizational and Interactional Aspects of a Bicultural and Bilingual Town
Dissertation analyzing the social dynamics of an Ontario "pulp and paper town" with significant French- and English-heritage populations. A comparative sociological study in how ethnicity impacts community structures and interrelations in Canada. How the phenomena of dual social organizations divided along ethnic lines relate to industry, town economics, and politics. Comments on observable forms of inter-communal relations and the status of inter-ethnic interaction in the studied town. Presents a local case in a national, Canadian context, with reference to notions of acculturation and histories of group conflict. From the author: "The argument is that interethnic relations can be considered from the perspective of social organization and/or interorganizational relations because the characteristics of organized ethnic collectivities are crucial to the understanding of intergroup relations" (iii).Tags Acculturation and Assimilation, Business and Economics, Canada, Community: Customs and Social Life, Demography, Ethnicity and Collective Identity, Government and Politics, Language and Linguistics, Mills and Mill Work, Nonfiction, Nonfiction -- Ethnic Studies, Nonfiction -- Social Sciences, Nonfiction -- Sociology, Ontario -
Ethnic and Social Class Differences in Role Strain and Mechanisms of Adjustment
Dissertation comparing the ways in which working- and lower-class Franco American and Italian American women deal with social and psychological stresses. Comparisons of the interpersonal behaviors of "housewives" within each social group, measured in data collected through survey and personal interview. The effects on individuals of changes in social environment. Brief historical background of the two Rhode Island cities from which data was collected, as well as of the two immigrant, ethnic communities in question. Pays close attention to how differing social status, economic class distinction, educational achievement, family size, religious affiliation, etc., factor into personal behaviors. Contains a brief overview of literature on the sociology of mental health and the influences of class and culture on one's orientation toward communicating stress or mental illness. From the author: "This study is concerned with the mental health of selected subgroups, namely ethnic and social class....This study is specifically interested in the amount and kinds of role strain reportedly felt by the members of these two subgroups..." (3).Tags Community: Customs and Social Life, Education, Ethnicity and Collective Identity, Family, Gender and Sexuality, Health and Wellness, Italian Americans, Nonfiction, Nonfiction -- Psychology, Nonfiction -- Social Sciences, Nonfiction -- Sociology, Providence RI, Religion, Rhode Island, Woonsocket RI -
Women's Role Orientation in Three Types of French Canadian Educational Institutions
Qualitative analysis of self-concepts of college women and their varying attitudes toward gender roles. Based on data collected through questionnaires to women in different types of French Canadian schools - "classical colleges," "normal schools," and "family institutions" - in separate regions in Québec. Analysis of survey results explores the effects of how different schools have prepared women for adulthood and citizenship. Presents in numerical data the orientation of these schools and their female students toward prescriptive gender roles. Measures personal traits and family as influences on gender role assumptions within the observed French Canadian populations. Contains an overview of other pertinent sociological research. Written in the context of a period of change in the education system of the Quebec province. From the author: "The problem that this research attempted to solve was how to explain diversity and specificity in role orientation among college women." -
The Heflingers and the Lamoures : A Microcosm of United States Social History from the 1850's through the 1950's
From Huggins: "This thesis traces the history of two immigrant families from the mid-1800's through the mid-1900's. The social and economic factors of Germany and French Québec are studied to determine reasons for the movement of people from these countries to the United States during the 1800's. Family histories are used to follow the author's ancestors from their arrival through the following one hundred years....The narrative style is used to record family stories and reactions to historical events. The major contribution of this thesis is its furthering of the understanding of the impact of these two immigrant groups on America. Also the assimilation of Germans and French Canadians into American society is demonstrated."Tags Acculturation and Assimilation, Community: Customs and Social Life, Family, Genealogy, Germany, Nonfiction, Nonfiction -- History -- Labor and Social, Nonfiction -- Immigration, Nonfiction -- Social Sciences, Nonfiction -- Sociology, North Dakota, Personal History: Biography and Oral History, Québec -
The Franco-Americans of New Hampshire : A Case Study of Ethnicity and Social Stratification
Exploration of the relationship between Franco-American ethnicity and socioeconomic status in the state of New Hampshire. Doane's research revolves around questions of class characteristics and ethnic group interests. -
The Role of French National Societies in the Socio-Cultural Evolution of the Franco-Americans of New England from 1860 to the Present : An Analytical Macro-Sociological Case Study in Ethnic Integration Based on Current Social System Models
Dissertation on the histories of Franco American national societies and fraternal organizations in New England. Their significance to French Canadian and Franco American communities there from 1860 to 1960. How these organizations were involved in the socialization of francophone Canadian immigrants in the United States. An argument that these processes of socialization are better described as "integration" rather than "assimilation." Observations on "the socio-cultural evolution of the Franco-American ethnic group in New England" (1). A case study in macrosociology. Contains various observations of Franco American national societies and parishes throughout the Northeast.Tags Acculturation and Assimilation, Albany NY, Anoka MN, Aurora IL, Biddeford ME, Business and Economics, Canada, Chicago IL, Community: Customs and Social Life, Concord NH, Connecticut, Detroit MI, Education, Emigration and Immigration, Ethnicity and Collective Identity, Fall River MA, Fitchburg MA, Glens Falls NY, Government and Politics, Holyoke MA, Irish Americans, Lewiston ME, Lowell MA, Maine, Manchester NH, Massachusetts, Mendota MN, Millbury MA, Minneapolis MN, Nashua NH, New England, New Hampshire, New York NY, Nonfiction, Nonfiction -- Social Sciences, Nonfiction -- Sociology, Polish Americans, Providence RI, Religion, Rhode Island, Salem MA, Southbridge MA, St. Paul MN, Troy NY, Vermont, Wayne County MI, Webster MA, Westborough MA, Willimantic CT, Woonsocket RI, Worcester MA -
Labor Study of the Franco-American Community of Waterville, Maine, from 1890 to 1940
Study in labor history of the Franco-Americans in Waterville, Maine up to 1940. Includes author-conducted interviews. From Bernier: "The purpose of this study is not to undermine the importance of [successful Franco-American businessmen and professionals], but it is an attempt to account for the notable achievements of the working class Franco-Americans who contributed their labor, their votes, and their efforts to improve working conditions through striking evevn in the face of discrimination and financial insecurity. This group has been ignored in almost all the written accounts of Waterville, and this error must be rectified. The Franco-Americans--laborers, businessmen, and professionals, all contributed to the character and to the prosperity of Waterville." -
The Habitant Transplanted : A Study of the French-Canadian in New England
Early 20th-century doctoral dissertation on some scientific observations of French-Canadian immigrants to New England. Reflects certain attitudes toward stereotyped ethnic immigrants to the United States between 1830 and 1920. -
Resources of the Teaching of the Sociology of Quebec : A Bibliographic Essay
Challenges of teaching the sociology of Quebec to American students using English language resources. A brief annotated bibliography of suggested relevant and appropriate works, divided by sociological theme: primary resources, analytical focus, historical orientation, population, economy, stratification, family, religion, politics, ideology and nationalism, social change, and "the future." Written by a sociologist from the University of Southern Maine. -
Who Will Log in Maine's North Woods? A Cross-Cultural Study of Occupational Choice and Prestige
Study of Maine- and Québec-rooted loggers in Maine's northern woods on the Québec border. Presentation of survey results depicting the attitudes of Maine and Québec loggers toward their occupation, their understanding of public perceptions toward logging, and their predictions for the future of the industry. Survey results report information on loggers' economic conditions, educational attainment, and other demographic categories. Analyses of survey findings, with the perspectives of Anglophone and Francophone workers, presented by authors from the University of Maine and l'Université Laval. -
La stratification sociale du groupe ethnique canadien-français aux États-Unis
Analyse démographique du groupe ethnique canadien-français aux États-Unis ou dans la Nouvelle-Angleterre entre 1830 et 1950, utlisant des chiffres de la Bureau of the Census. Déscriptions historiques de l'immigration canadienne du Québec aux États-Unis; présentation des chiffres socio-economiques par rapport à d'autres groupes ethniques immigrants avant de 1950.