Author: Yans-McLaughlin, Virginia
Title: Family and Community. Italian Immigrants in Buffalo, 1880 - 1930
Description: Ithaca, Cornell University Press, (1977). orig.cloth. 22x14cm, 286 pp.. Textual map & tables. Minor rubbing, small mark to dustwrapper, VG. dustwrapper ¶ Contents: Work Experiences & Opportunities: From Italy to Buffalo; New Wine in Old Bottles: Family, Community & Immigration; Families on the Move:The Nuclear Family & Immigration; The Italian Community in Buffalo, 1880 - 1930; The Immigrants & their Helpers: The Italian Family & Charity Agencies; "Pasta & Beans Every Day": The Family Economy in the United States; Like Fingers of the Hand: Patterns of Work & Family Organization; "Sacrifice is Her Most Becoming Ornament": Family Attitudes & Behavior; Conclusion.

Keywords: Historical Sociology, Italian-Americans, Immigration, Immigrant Community, Social History, Family Structure, Buffalo, New York, United States, Ethnicity