Italians in Western Australia : an isolated community in a period of aging

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Characteristics of the Italian-born population of Western Australia are examined in light of the state's large size and relative isolation. "After a brief review of the gold rush of the 1890s and the agricultural settlement that followed, the paper examines the evolution in the age composition of the population, the extraordinary rapid turnover of migrants, the predominance of young males among them. Brief comparisons are made with other migrant groups in 1986. The importance of education for the attainment of a good income is examined....[The author finds that] mixed marriages (some inevitable because of the much greater number of males among the Italian-born) enrich both sides culturally but speed up the assimilation process." (SUMMARY IN ENG AND FRE).

Medienart:

Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

1993

Erschienen:

1993

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:30

Enthalten in:

Studi emigrazione : international journal of migration studies - 30(1993), 109 vom: 03. März, Seite 2-28

Sprache:

Italienisch

Weiterer Titel:

Gli italiani nell'Australia Occidentale: una comunita isolata in fase di invecchiamento

Beteiligte Personen:

Gentilli, J [VerfasserIn]

Themen:

Acculturation
Age Distribution--changes
Age Factors
Australia
Cultural Background
Demographic Factors
Developed Countries
Economic Factors
Educational Status
Ethnic Groups
Geographic Factors
Income
Intermarriage
Journal Article
Marriage
Marriage Patterns
Migrants
Migration
Nuptiality
Oceania
Population
Population Characteristics
Population Dynamics
Residence Characteristics
Sex Distribution
Sex Factors
Sex Ratio
Social Change
Socioeconomic Factors
Socioeconomic Status
Spatial Distribution

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 09.11.1993

Date Revised 03.12.2021

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM121290751