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Ethnic Groups and Boundaries: The Social Organization of Culture Difference
Maurice Freedman,Fredrik Barth +1 more
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This article is published in British Journal of Sociology.The article was published on 1970-06-01. It has received 4205 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Social organization & Ethnic group.read more
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Understanding Latino Students' Schooling Experiences: The Relevance of Skin Color Among Mexican and Puerto Rican High School Students
TL;DR: In this article, a study focused on discerning how the students defined their own racial/ethnic identification and how they perceived that others defined them, how they discussed the opportunities available for the social group with which they identified, and how the student's academic orientation reflected their educational and occupational aspirations, participation in cocurricular activities, and accommodation to schooling norms.
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How Has Bourdieu Been Good to Think With? The Case of the United States
TL;DR: The authors discusses the impact of Bourdieu on modern U.S. sociologists from the perspective of someone who was involved in the process I describe as an active but not fully invested participant.
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Spirituality in the Pub: Finding voice in a monological church
TL;DR: In the Spirituality in the Pub (SIP) movement as discussed by the authors, a group of devoted but disillusioned Roman Catholics gathered in Sydney, Australia, to explore how they might spark renewal in a Church that simultaneously frustrated their minds and lives yet captivated their hearts and souls.
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Harrowed landscapes: white ruingazers in Namibia and Detroit and the cultivation of memory
TL;DR: The authors compare the ruins of Detroit and Namibia, focusing on the ways that previously dominant white groups use those ruins and find that ruined buildings appeal to these groups as particularly evocative objects.
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Language Maintenance Revisited: An Australian Perspective
TL;DR: This paper presented a detailed discussion of the reasons most often cited as to why Australia's languages should be maintained, with a specific focus on Australia because of the country's multilingual makeup.