The Integration of Americans of Indian Descent

Abstract

The place of Indians in American society may be seen as one aspect of the question of the integration of minority groups into the social system. Only by maintenance of freedom for cultural variation can a heterogeneous society keep conflict at a minimum; individual freedom is a widely shared cultural value. Integration means a unity that permits differences and opposes only differences that lead to discipline conflicts. It implies full equality in health services and in educational, political, and economic opportunity among all groups. In asking what shall be the place of Indians in American society, the authors give an analysis of the conditions that favor or hamper integration.

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Publication Date

5-1-1957

Publication Title

Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science

Department

Sociology

Document Type

Article

DOI

https://dx.doi.org/10.1177/000271625731100117

Language

English

Format

text

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