New Lease on Life (dedikált példány)

Hungarian immigrants in victoria assimilation in Australia

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Adelaide

'Anna Ambrosy: New Lease on Life (dedikált példány) ' összes példány

Kiadó:	Dezsery Ethnic Publications
Kiadás helye:	Adelaide
Kiadás éve:	1984
Kötés típusa:	Ragasztott papírkötés
Oldalszám:	58 oldal
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Nyelv:	Angol
Méret:	20 cm x 14 cm
ISBN:	0-908287-11-9
Megjegyzés:	Anna Ambrosy szerző által dedikált példány.

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Dr. MON! STORZ
Chîsholm Institute of Technology
Anna Ambrcsy's dissertation: "Hungarian Immigrants in
Victoria — Assimilation in Australia" was submitted towards a
Bachelor of Arts Degree in the Department of Applied Sociology,
Chîsholm Institute of Technology (Victoria) in 1981. As a
sociology dissertation, the research project was adequately
conceptualized and was undertaken with careful attention paid
to sound social scientific methodology and principles. The
strength of the dissertation lies in its originality, especially evident
in the interview schedules used for investigating cultural assimil-
ation. In this aspect, it makes a significant contribution to the
field of study concerned with immigrants in Australia. The
overall findings In the study are optimistic in terms of a multi-
cultural Australian society and may help to break down some of
the common misconceptions held regarding the reluctance of
immigrants and Australians to assist each other in the process of
living in the same country.
Given the above factors, St is important that Anna Ambrosy's
research should be made publicly available in the form of a
published book,
I recommend its publication without reservation.
CHAPTER 1
Introduction
After World War II the Australian J.B. Chifley Labour
Government was concerned that Australia was under-populated
due to the rapidly declining birthrate during the Depression of the
thirties.
The government's solution to this problem seemed to be a
large scale immigration program. This scheme, apart from the
usual Anglo-Saxon immigrants, included displaced persons (D.P.'s)
from different parts of the world.
It was recognised that Australia needed men, especially
young men, who were able to do any type of manual work. The
country needed plenty of healthy migrant children, and their
descendants, to increase Australia's population and contribute to
the future of the host country.
The Australian Government's migration scheme included
assisted passage for persons or families, as well as free food and
lodging in certain camps in different states of Australia, such as
an ex-army camp, until the person or the head of the family
could begin to work, or could find lodgings outside the camp for
himself and his family.
To be sure that the immigrant was allocated to the right
place to work (i.e. according to areas of needs) each immigrant
had to sign a two-year contract with the Australian Government
which stipulated that the immigrant must take any type of work
anywhere in the host country.
Three members of group one, immigrants who arrived in
Australia during 1947 and early 50's, were subjected to this
scheme. Vissza

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TABLE OF CONTENTS pAQE
Foreword Dr. Moni Storz vi.
Dr. Anthony Endrey vii.
List of Tables ix.
Acknowledgements x.
Synopsis xi.
Chapter I. Introduction 1
Study Aims 2
Brief History of Hungarian Immigration 2
Chapter II. Review of Literature 4
Chapter III. Conceptual Framework 7
Simmers Concept of 'Social Distance' 7
Schutz's Concept of 'Cultural Crisis' 8
Simmers, Park's and Stonequist's 'Marginal Man'9
Gordon's Concept of Cultural or
Structural Assimilation 10
Research question 11
Chapter IV. Methodology 13
Selection of Subjects 13
Technique of Data Collection 14
Interview Schedule 15
Test of Interview Schedule 15
Chapter V. Presentation and Analysis of Data 17
Biographical Detail of Subject 17
Cultural and Structural Assimilation 24
Cultural Assimilation 24
Structural Assimilation 30
Identification 36
Illustrative Case 1: Mrs. A, 37
Illustrative Gase 2: Dr. G. 38
Illustrative Case 3: Mr. L. 39
Summary 41
Conclusion - 46
Bibliography 48
Appendix I. - Questionnaire 51
Appendix II. Control Questions 55
Glossary 56
Index 58
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Age of subjects on their arrival in Australia 17
Age of subjects at time of interview 18
Biographical profile of subjects 18
Education level completed by subjects in Hungary 19
Subjects who continued their education in
Australia ••« ••• ••» ••• . *. .
Subjects' first and present job in Australia
Subjects' average length of time (in years} in
Australia before their naturalization
Subjects' reason for emigration
Language spoken at home
Reading by subjects of books, magazines and
papers •«. ••• ••• n*» •«• •»( •••
Subjects' knowledge of significance of public
holiday* *•« ••• •••
Country subjects would barrack for in
international sports
Subjects' return to Hungary permanently or
for holidays
Subjects' friendship
Subjects' membership of clubs or societies
Subjects' children's marriage to Australians
Subjects' attendance of Church services
Subjects' children at Hungarian schools or
youth groups
Subjects' children's education
Subjects' children's future
Subjects' count in English or in Hungarian
Would economic hardship hold back the
process of assimilation,
If wealth itself would help the assimilation
process
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