European Mississippians

Ray, Celeste

doi:10.14325/mississippi/9781617032622.003.0003

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“…This research details, for example, the central role of festivals for Cajun (Bankston & Henry, 2000) and Danish (Christensen, 2016) identities as well as the importance of ethnic organizations and the Lutheran church for the maintenance-and transmission-of a German ethnic identity (Lackey, 2011). For Scottish heritage in the United States, several scholars document how the preservation of Scottish identity is carried out via Scottish clan diaspora organizations and Tartan Day festivities (Leith & Sim, 2016;Ray, 2001Ray, , 2003Ray, , 2012Sim, 2011).…”

Section: White Ethnic Diversity-persistent Differences or A "Twilight...mentioning

confidence: 99%

Voluntary Association Participation and White Ethnic Diversity in Rural Iowa Communities

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2021

Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly

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Membership in voluntary associations is of core importance to civil society. In this study, I build on the large literature that focuses on how community racial/ethnic diversity affects individuals’ joining of—and participation within—voluntary associations. The central focus is on White ethnicity or European ancestry, which I analyze using the 2004 Iowa Community Survey and 2000 U.S. Census data. I find that White ethnic diversity is associated with fewer overall memberships and less frequent participation, with differing effects for various large groupings of voluntary organizations. I close our study by discussing the implications of my findings for organizations and the broader community.

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Section: White Ethnic Diversity-persistent Differences or A "Twilight...mentioning

confidence: 99%