Italian-American Family Life and Intergenerational Transitions, 1975-1977

414 individuals from a northeastern city were interviewed for this mixed-methods study of ethnic family organization. The data includes married Italian-Americans, their spouses, a Protestant control group, and older Italian immigrants, all collected by Colleen L. Johnson. Interviews covered filial relationships, kinship solidarity, marital relations, and socialization practices.

Use Cases

• Analyze ethnic differences in family organization based on the three comparison groups described.
• Model kinship solidarity and filial relationships based on interview topics.
• Study intergenerational transitions related to children entering adulthood and parents aging.
• Compare traditional immigrant family forms with contemporary organization using data from older Italian participants.

Strengths

• Mixed-methods design combining structured and open-ended interviews from 414 participants.
• Clear participant breakdown across three comparison groups and additional cohorts for context.
• Focus on a specific life stage with respondents in their 40s and 50s dealing with defined family transitions.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count for the final dataset is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

Murray Research Archive

Collection Method

Interviews combining structured and open-ended questions.

Time Range

1975-1977

Geography

A northeastern city in the United States.