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Culture Maintenance, Occupational Mobility and Social Status: The Welsh in a Pennsylvanian Slate Town, 1900–30

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Author: Llewellyn Tyler, Robert

Source: The Welsh History Review, Volume 28, Number 1, June 2016, pp. 115-145(31)

Publisher: University of Wales Press

This article provides an analysis of intragenerational and intergenerational changes in socio-economic status, as indicated by occupational shifts, in the Welsh ethno-linguistic community in Bangor, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, during the early twentieth century. The study provides a clearer picture than the images promulgated by contemporary Welsh leaders who strove to emphasise the industry and upward mobility of their fellow countrymen. In addition, the article considers the role of occupational concentration in culture maintenance along with other factors such as residential propinquity, language, religious and cultural activities, and exogamy.

Document Type: Research Article

Publication date: 01 June 2016

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  • Published by the University of Wales Press since its inception in 1960, The Welsh History Review / Cylchgrawn Hanes Cymru is the most authoritative journal in its field. This twice-yearly journal is committed to publishing research on Welsh history, from medieval to modern. The internationally-renowned editorial board includes scholars from universities in Wales, the UK, Europe and the United States, whose collective breadth of knowledge contributes to a diverse range of cultural, social, political and economic history.

    Cyhoeddwyd The Welsh History Review / Cylchgrawn Hanes Cymru gan Wasg Prifysgol Cymru ers sefydlu'r cyfnodolyn yn 1960. Hwn yw'r cyfnodolyn mwyaf awdurdodol yn ei faes, a'i brif hanfod yw arddangos amrywiaeth eang o feysydd ymchwil ym maes hanes Cymru, o'r canoloesol hyd at y modern. Ar y bwrdd golygyddol, ceir ysgolheigion o brifysgolion Cymru, y Deyrnas Unedig, Ewrop a'r Unol Daleithiau. Adlewyrchir arbenigeddau'r bwrdd yng nghynnwys y cyfnodolyn, sydd yn ymdrin â hanes diwylliannol, cymdeithasol, gwleidyddol ac economaidd.

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