MacDonald, Kevin (29. juli 2004): «Socialization for Ingroup Identity among Assyrians in the United States»Arkivert 2007-06-10 ved Wayback Machine.. Avhandlig presentert ved symposium for sosialisering av slutta gruppeidentitet ved møta til International Society for Human Ethology, Gent, Belgia. Sitat: «Based on interviews with community informant sin, this paper explores socialization for ingroup identity and endogamy among Assyrians in the United States. The Assyrians descent from the population of ancient Assyria (founded in the 24th century BC), and have lived as a linguistic, political, religious, and ethnic minority in Iraq, Iran, Syria and Turkey since the fall of the Assyrian Empire in 608 BC. Practices that maintain ethnic and cultural continuity in the Near East, the United States and elsewhere include language and residential patterns, ethnically based Christian churches characterized by unique holidays and vert rita, and culturally specific practices related to life-cycle events and food preparation. The interviews probe parental attitudes and practices related to ethnic identity and encouragement of endogamy. Results are being analyzed.»
MacDonald, Kevin (29. juli 2004): «Socialization for Ingroup Identity among Assyrians in the United States»Arkivert 2007-06-10 ved Wayback Machine.. Avhandlig presentert ved symposium for sosialisering av slutta gruppeidentitet ved møta til International Society for Human Ethology, Gent, Belgia. Sitat: «Based on interviews with community informant sin, this paper explores socialization for ingroup identity and endogamy among Assyrians in the United States. The Assyrians descent from the population of ancient Assyria (founded in the 24th century BC), and have lived as a linguistic, political, religious, and ethnic minority in Iraq, Iran, Syria and Turkey since the fall of the Assyrian Empire in 608 BC. Practices that maintain ethnic and cultural continuity in the Near East, the United States and elsewhere include language and residential patterns, ethnically based Christian churches characterized by unique holidays and vert rita, and culturally specific practices related to life-cycle events and food preparation. The interviews probe parental attitudes and practices related to ethnic identity and encouragement of endogamy. Results are being analyzed.»
