Polish Peasants into Americans: U.S. Citizenship and Americanization among Polish Immigrants in the Inter-War Era

• Authors: Dorothee Schneider
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Despite the pessimistic assessment of Thomas and Znaniecki, Polish immigrants to the United States built a stable and cohesive social and institutional community in the interwar years. The complex network of self organization and a high rate of naturalization as U.S. citizens reflected the strongmotivation and ability of Polish Americans to fit into working class America during the 1920s and 30s

Keywords

EN

assimilation; Polish Americans; Polish immigrants (1918–45); naturalization; citizenship

• Publisher: Polskie Towarzystwo Socjologiczne
• Journal: Polish Sociological Review
• Year: 2007
• Volume: 158
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 159-172

Dates

published

2007-09-21

Contributors

author

Dorothee Schneider

• University of Illinois