Questions of group identity, power, and organization are being increasingly recognized as crucial for an understanding of the American scene. Very little attention has been given to Italo-Americans in social science literature, perhaps because of cultural and linguistic barriers to research on their adjustment in this society. Four main sections of this book deal with: (1) facts and figures about Italian migration to the United States; (2) the overall impact of the Italian and American society on each other; (3) selected illustrations of the ways in which Italians related to American mores in economic, educational, political, and religious institutions; and, (4) an analysis of return migration to Italy, focusing on its causes and effects, both for migrants and for Italian society. Each section includes a selected bibliography, prepared by the respective authors, on the number of topics connected with the feelings and actions of Italo-Americans as they assimilated to a new way of life. (Editors/SB)