CONTENTS
PART   I —NATURE  AND  EXTENT   OF   INVESTIGATION

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CHAPTER I —Plan of Study.................................................................    1

Purpose: A Sociological study of Italian life in New
York City. Scope: Limited to Americans of Italian ori-
gin::"''Sources: A first hand study of the people them¬
selves. Original survey of types of organizations and
institutions prevalent. Original data gained in a sym¬
posium.    Statistical reports, government data, etc.

CHAPTER  II — Difficulties  underlying   an  investigation   of   the

Italian  element  ....................................................................................   6

Difficulty of collecting data: The adult Italian is un¬
trained and suspicious. Italian immigration: Its recency.
Unsettled problems.    Reasons lor investigation.

PART  II —SURVEY  OF  SOCIO-ECONOMIC  CONDITIONS

CHAPTER III —Population and Distribution.........................,............ 11

Difficulty of accurate enumeration. Density. Distribu¬
tion n( Tfaji^an colonies in New York City: Manhattan,
Brooklyn/Bronx, yueens, IficHmond. Table of colonies
in New York City: Age distribution. Sex classification.
Conjugal relationship. Mixed marriages. Relationship
between size of family and its place in the socio-eco-
nomical scale.

CHAPTER IV —Occupations ................................................................. 31

Relation of Italian to other stocks in American indus¬
tries. Distribution of Italian blood in different indus¬
tries. Distribution in New York City. What the "new"
generation hopes for.

CHAPTER  V —Health   ..............................................:............................ 37

Introduction.   Vital  statistics.   Italian  health  agencies.

CHAPTER Yl —Standard of Living .................................................{^^• J

Introduction: Definition of terms.   Changing standards.

Incomes:  Adult  bread winners.    Lodgers  or boarders.

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