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'''White ethnic''' is a term used in [[US]] [[sociology]] to refer to [[Definitions of whiteness in the United States|whites]] who are not of an [[White Anglo-Saxon Protestant|Anglo-Saxon Protestant]] background.<ref name="Marger2008p282quote">{{cite book | last = Marger | first = Martin N. | year = 2008 | title = Race and Ethnic Relations: American and Global Perspectives | publisher = [[Cengage Learning]] | edition = 8 | isbn = 049550436X | page = 282 }} ''"Religion is the most critical factor in separating white ethnics in American society. As Catholics and secondarily Jews ... they were immediately set apart from the Protestant majority at the time of their entrance and given a strongly negative reception."''</ref> They consist of a number of distinct groups, and within the [[United States]] make up approximately 20% of the population.<ref name="Marger2008p281">{{cite book | last = Marger | first = Martin N. | year = 2008 | title = Race and Ethnic Relations: American and Global Perspectives | publisher = [[Cengage Learning]] | edition = 8 | isbn = 049550436X | page = 281 }}</ref> |
'''White ethnic''' is a term used in [[US]] [[sociology]] to refer to [[Definitions of whiteness in the United States|whites]] who are not of an [[White Anglo-Saxon Protestant|Anglo-Saxon Protestant]] background.<ref name="Marger2008p282quote">{{cite book | last = Marger | first = Martin N. | year = 2008 | title = Race and Ethnic Relations: American and Global Perspectives | publisher = [[Cengage Learning]] | edition = 8 | isbn = 049550436X | page = 282 }} ''"Religion is the most critical factor in separating white ethnics in American society. As Catholics and secondarily Jews ... they were immediately set apart from the Protestant majority at the time of their entrance and given a strongly negative reception."''</ref> They consist of a number of distinct groups, and within the [[United States]] make up approximately 20% of the population.<ref name="Marger2008p281">{{cite book | last = Marger | first = Martin N. | year = 2008 | title = Race and Ethnic Relations: American and Global Perspectives | publisher = [[Cengage Learning]] | edition = 8 | isbn = 049550436X | page = 281 }}</ref> |
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The term "White Ethnic" almost always carried the connotation of being [[blue-collar]], [[Northeastern United States|northeastern]], and [[Catholic]].{{Citation needed|date=December 2009}} European ethnic groups associated with the [[Roman Catholic Church]] are most commonly included in the expression ''White ethnic'', such as Italians, Irish, and Poles. It generally refers to white immigrants from southern, central and eastern Europe.<ref name="Pacyga1997">{{cite web | last = Pacyga | first = Dominic A. | date = May, 1997 | title = Catholics, Race, and the American City | work = H-Net Reviews | url = http://www.h-net.org/reviews/showrev.php?id=988 | accessdate = 16 December 2009 }}</ref> |
The term "White Ethnic" almost always carried the connotation of being [[blue-collar]], [[Northeastern United States|northeastern]], and [[Catholic]].{{Citation needed|date=December 2009}} European ethnic groups associated with the [[Roman Catholic Church]] are most commonly included in the expression ''White ethnic'', such as Italians, Irish, Germans of [[Austrian]] and [[Bavarian]] origin, and Poles. It generally refers to white immigrants from southern, central and eastern Europe.<ref name="Pacyga1997">{{cite web | last = Pacyga | first = Dominic A. | date = May, 1997 | title = Catholics, Race, and the American City | work = H-Net Reviews | url = http://www.h-net.org/reviews/showrev.php?id=988 | accessdate = 16 December 2009 }}</ref> |
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[[Danish American]] |
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[[Dutch American]] |
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[[French American]] |
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[[German American]] |
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[[Greek American]] |
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[[Hungarian American]] |
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[[Irish American]] |
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[[Italian American]] |
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[[Lithuanian American]] |
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[[Polish American]] |
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[[Portuguese American]] |
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[[Russian American]] |
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[[Slovak American]] |
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[[Spanish American]] |
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[[Swedish American]] |
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[[Ukrainian American]] |
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Revision as of 21:10, 18 March 2010
White ethnic is a term used in US sociology to refer to whites who are not of an Anglo-Saxon Protestant background.[1] They consist of a number of distinct groups, and within the United States make up approximately 20% of the population.[2]
The term "White Ethnic" almost always carried the connotation of being blue-collar, northeastern, and Catholic.[citation needed] European ethnic groups associated with the Roman Catholic Church are most commonly included in the expression White ethnic, such as Italians, Irish, Germans of Austrian and Bavarian origin, and Poles. It generally refers to white immigrants from southern, central and eastern Europe.[3]
See Also
Czech American Danish American Dutch American French American German American Greek American Hungarian American Irish American Italian American Lithuanian American Polish American Portuguese American Russian American Slovak American Spanish American Swedish American Ukrainian American
References
- ^ Marger, Martin N. (2008). Race and Ethnic Relations: American and Global Perspectives (8 ed.). Cengage Learning. p. 282. ISBN 049550436X. "Religion is the most critical factor in separating white ethnics in American society. As Catholics and secondarily Jews ... they were immediately set apart from the Protestant majority at the time of their entrance and given a strongly negative reception."
- ^ Marger, Martin N. (2008). Race and Ethnic Relations: American and Global Perspectives (8 ed.). Cengage Learning. p. 281. ISBN 049550436X.
- ^ Pacyga, Dominic A. (May, 1997). "Catholics, Race, and the American City". H-Net Reviews. Retrieved 16 December 2009.
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