8. 1975.The
Urban Experience of Italian-Americans. Pat Gallo, ed. 1977. 177 pp. Queens
College, Flushing, New York. November 14-15, 1975.
Table of Contents Introduction. Luciano J. Iorizzo, President p. ii Preface: Pat Gallo, Conference Coordinator and Program Chairperson p. iv
1. Speech Delivered to the American Italian Historical Associations Eighth Annual Conference, Mario M. Cuomo p. 1
2. Italians in Urban America: Retrospect and Prospect
Emigration from Four Italian Villages: Strategy and Decision, Rudolph M. Bell p. 9
3. Ethnicity Maintenance and Assimilation: San Francisco and Chicago
Ethnicity Maintenance in the Italian American Community of San Francisco, 1940-1975, Rose Scherini p. 36
Theater and Community: The Popular Italian Theater of San Francisco: 1905-1925, Maxine Seller p. 52
Assimilation in a Working Class Suburb: The Italians of Blue Island, Illinois, Harry Jebsen, Jr. p. 64
Comment: Charles Ferroni p. 85
4. Italian-Americans and The Urban Crisis
Italian-Americans and the Urban Crisis: A Sociological Perspective, Joseph M. Conforti p. 95
5. Ethnicity and Political Behavior: Italians in an Urban Milieu
The Urban Italian: Patterns of Political Accommodation to Local Regimes, Richard A.
Gabriel and Paul L. Savage p. 107
6. Ethnicity, Mental Disorders, and The Italian-Americans
Mental Disorders in Italian-Americans, Lino Covi p. 131
Psychotherapy of Italian-Americans, Arcangelo DAmore p. 142
7. The Mental Health of Italian-Americans
Mental Health of Italian Americans: Religious Aspects, Angelo DAgostino p. 150
Italian-American Woman Implications for Mental Health, Fidelia A. Masi p. 153
8. Italian-Americans and the Media
Analysis of the Treatment of Italians in Senior High School American History Textbooks
and a Preliminary Review of Selected Current Textbooks, Thomas B. Cousins p. 159