Ethnic Options : Choosing Ethnic Identities in America

List of Tables ix(2) Preface xi(4) Acknowledgments xv 1. Introduction 1(15) 2. Flux and Choice in American Ethnicity 16(36) 3. Influences on Ancestry Choice 52(38) 4. Class, Neighborhood, and Ethnicity 90(25) 5. Cultural Practices 115(14) 6. Social Psychological and Character Traits 129(18) 7. The Costs of a Costless Community 147(22) Appendix A: The 1980 Census Ancestry Question 169(2) Appendix B: Interview Questions 171(6) Appendix C: Respondents 177(4) Bibliography 181(10) Index 191