Ethnic Identification Among American Jews: Socialization and Social Structure

by Arnold Dashefsky and Howard M. Shapiro

What is a Jew? Who is a Jew? have long been important sociological questions. The authors, in addressing these issues, focus on the individual's interpersonal relationships during the socialization process and their personal integration in a social and organizational context. They assert that Jewish education, positive Jewish experiences with parents and peers during adolescence and ongoing involvement with other Jews is necessary and important for...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0819183334
• ISBN13: 9780819183330
• Release Date: January 1993
• Publisher: University Press of America
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.64 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"