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

This 1989 book explores how and why the Irish, Italians, Jews, and blacks of Providence, Rhode Island differed in their schooling and economic success.

Joel Perlmann (Author)

9780521389754, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 24 November 1989

340 pages
23.5 x 16 x 2.2 cm, 0.586 kg

'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 University

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.

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.

Subject Areas: Social & cultural history [HBTB]