The Marginality, Social Class, and Goal Orientations of American Indian Migrants in Fort Worth, Texas

The concepts of marginality, social class, and goal-orientation were operationally defined. The relationships between these concepts were explored in order to discern their utility in describing the marginal conditions of Indian migrants to an urban area. Marginality was found to be reflected by the...

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Main Author:	Ward, Carol Jane
Other Authors:	Dorse, Alvin C.
Format:	Others
Language:	English
Published:	North Texas State University 1976
Subjects:	acculturation Native Americans Indians of North America > Texas. Indians of North America > Urban residence. Acculturation. Fort Worth (Tex.) > Social conditions.
Online Access:	https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc935716/

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spelling	ndltd-unt.edu-info-ark-67531-metadc9357162019-07-04T10:53:29Z The Marginality, Social Class, and Goal Orientations of American Indian Migrants in Fort Worth, Texas Ward, Carol Jane acculturation Native Americans Indians of North America -- Texas. Indians of North America -- Urban residence. Acculturation. Fort Worth (Tex.) -- Social conditions. The concepts of marginality, social class, and goal-orientation were operationally defined. The relationships between these concepts were explored in order to discern their utility in describing the marginal conditions of Indian migrants to an urban area. Marginality was found to be reflected by the extent of identification of Indian migrants with the urban community. Marginal conditions were also more closely linked to social class than goal orientations of parents. Differences in the types of marginality experienced are related to the length of residence in the urban area. North Texas State University Dorse, Alvin C. Clarke, Ray Varnado Kitchens, James A. 1976-05 Thesis or Dissertation vi, 160 leaves Text local-cont-no: 1002773235-Ward call-no: 379 N81 no.5185 untcat: b1151133 oclc: 2438676 https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc935716/ ark: ark:/67531/metadc935716 English United States - Texas Public Ward, Carol Jane Copyright Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights
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topic	acculturation Native Americans Indians of North America -- Texas. Indians of North America -- Urban residence. Acculturation. Fort Worth (Tex.) -- Social conditions.
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description	The concepts of marginality, social class, and goal-orientation were operationally defined. The relationships between these concepts were explored in order to discern their utility in describing the marginal conditions of Indian migrants to an urban area. Marginality was found to be reflected by the extent of identification of Indian migrants with the urban community. Marginal conditions were also more closely linked to social class than goal orientations of parents. Differences in the types of marginality experienced are related to the length of residence in the urban area.
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The Marginality, Social Class, and Goal Orientations of American Indian Migrants in Fort Worth, Texas

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