Degree Type
Dissertation
Date of Award
1981
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy
Department
Sociology and Anthropology
Abstract
The purpose of this dissertation is to employ an oral-history approach to describe and analyze the religiosity of fifty Czech-American elderly in Iowa. This dissertation has four major parts. The first part is devoted to a current assessment of religiosity research. In this part, an argument is made for the usefulness of oral history research in the study of the religiosity of Czech-American elderly;The second part is devoted to a description and interpretation of the religiosity of fifty Czech-American elderly;The third and fourth parts are devoted to studying the heritage of these people in order to more fully understand the religiosity of these senior citizens.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.31274/rtd-180813-5199
Publisher
Digital Repository @ Iowa State University, http://lib.dr.iastate.edu/
Copyright Owner
Christopher Jay Johnson
Copyright Date
1981
Language
en
Proquest ID
AAI8209133
File Format
application/pdf
File Size
153 pages
Recommended Citation
Johnson, Christopher Jay, "An oral history study of the religiosity of fifty Czech-American elderly " (1981). Retrospective Theses and Dissertations. 7433.
https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/rtd/7433
