The purpose of this article is to present information about a key tradition of urban enterprise strongly influenced by the ethnic affiliation and identity of men engaged in it. (Author)

Discusses problems associated with the use of three approaches (natal, behavioral, and subjective) to the measurement of ethnicity. Describes factors associated with a lack of ethnic identification and implications of the existence of "nonethnics" for research on ethnicity. (Author/BE)

The Black community is discussed in relation to ethnicity, a process involving the search for identity. Ethnicity is defined as an ongoing response to categorical ascription by others as well as to the creation and incorporation of symbols into the collective identity. (Author/JLF)

The events of the 1960's served as a catalyst in bringing about the resurgence of "white ethnic groups." The dynamics of an increasing ethnic consciousness and militancy among Italian Americans are, however, found in the cultural and demographic changes currently taking place within the ethnic group. (Author/AM)

Patterns of social interaction between ethnic groups form the basis of this study which deals with language usage in the multilingual, multi-ethnic community of Corozal District, Belize. Findings show that language is regarded as the principal mark of ethnic identity for this group. (Author/JLF)

This essay explores the ethnic dimensions of Boston's school desegregation crisis in three ways: it analyzes the busing crisis in terms of Boston's peculiar mix of history, culture, and politics; it suggests an analytical distinction between ethnic conflict and racism; and it evaluates the busing crisis from the perspective of ethnicity in…