The socio-cultural adjustment question: the role of Ghanaian immigrant ethnic associations in America
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Avebury
1996
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| adam_text | Contents
Figures and Tables viii
Acknowledgements lx
Preface x
1 Introduction
Background: significance, importance, bases and purpose 1
Methods of analysis
Organization of the study
Summary °
2 The conceptual framework: ethnicity in America 11
Definitions of ethnicity and culture 12
Some major ethnological paradigms *4
Pull and push factors as causes of immigration and emigration 20
Some major roles played by ethnic associations 24
3 Background study of ethnic groups in Ghana 35
Definition of ethnic groups in Ghanaian terms 36
Geographical mobility and assimilation among the Ghanaian ethnic
groups *0
The role of ethnic associations in Ghanaian cities 46
4 Ghanaian immigrant ethnic asssociations in America 56
A quick overview of the Ghanaian political economy 58
An account of Ghanaian immigrant ethnic associations in America 61
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Some activities of the associations to help developments back home 67
5 Comparative research on the socio cultural role of the Asanteman
Association, the Okuapemman Association, and the Brong Ahafo
Association 72
The Asanteman Association of the U.S.A.: The New York Branch 74
Background information on the Okuapemman Fekuw in New York
City 87
Background information on the Brong Ahafo Association in New
York City 89
The Okuapemman Fekuw (Association) compared with the
Asanteman Association 91
The socio cultural role of the Brong Ahafo Association compared
with the Asanteman Association and the Okuapemman Fekuw 99
6 A combination of verbal and numerical discussions to further
confirm the socio cultural roles of the three Ghanaian immigrant
ethnic associations in New York City 108
Chi square contingency tests 118
The appropriateness of this model 119
Applying the formula to the study 120
7 Association problems, summary, conclusions, suggestions for
further exploration 122
Association problems 122
Summary 126
Conclusions 127
Suggestions for future exploration and the preventive diplomacy
tool 129
Appendix A. The constitution and by laws of the Asanteman
Association: New York metropolitan area 131
Appendix B. The constitution and by laws of the Okuapemman
Fekuw: New York metropolitan area 141
Appendix C. The constitution and by laws of the Brong Ahafo
Association: New York metropolitan area 149
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Appendix D. The constitution and by laws of the Brong Ahafo
Association: Washington, D.C. and Baltimore metropolitan area 155
Appendix E. The constitution and by laws of the
Duayaw Nkwanta Benevolent Association of the United States
and Canada 164
Appendix F. Attitüde scale construction survey questionnaire to
solicit opinion on the socio cultural role of Ghanaian immigrant
ethnic associations in New York
170
Bibliography 172
Index 179
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Figures and tables
Figure 3.1 Ghana: the major ethnic groups 37
Figure 3.2 Classification of Ghana languages 38
Figure 4.1 Ghana: administrative regions and capitals 62
Table 6.1 Frequency distribution of response to the
socio cultural role of Ghanaian ethnic
associations and other appropriate agencies in
New York 111
Table 6.2 Category of immigrant versus the respective
value placed on the socio cultural role of
Ghanaian immigrant ethnic associations 120
Table 6.3 Expected frequencies for category of immigrant
versus the respective value placed on the socio
cultural role of Ghanaian immigrant ethnic
associations 120
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