Contented among Strangers Becca Lewis Utilizing a mix of methodological

Utilizing a mix of methodological and theoretical approaches

he looks at what the new landscape of contingent employment means for workers across national

not for what they do or accomplish

" -Gary Bloom

Contented among Strangers Becca Lewis Utilizing a mix of methodologicalGerman Americans make up one of the largest ethnic groups in the United States, yet their very success at assimilating has also made them one of the least visible. Contented among Strangers examines the central role German speaking women in rural areas of the Midwest played in preserving their ethnic and cultural identity. Even while living far from their original homelands, these women applied traditional European patterns of rural family life and