To the Extent That Italian Americans Have Intermarried with Anglo

question 14

Multiple Choice

To the extent that Italian Americans have intermarried with Anglo Americans and are proportionately represented in various societal institutions, they have experienced:

• A)acculturation.
• B)structural assimilation.
• C)minitorization.
• D)ethnic loss.

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