Ethnicity and Beyond

Theories and Dilemmas of Jewish Group Demarcation

Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Reference, History, Jewish
Cover of the book Ethnicity and Beyond by , Oxford University Press
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: ISBN: 9780190208417
Publisher: Oxford University Press Publication: March 8, 2011
Imprint: Oxford University Press Language: English
Author:
ISBN: 9780190208417
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Publication: March 8, 2011
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Language: English

Volume XXV of the distinguished annual Studies in Contemporary Jewry explores new understandings and approaches to Jewish "ethnicity." In current parlance regarding multicultural diversity, Jews are often considered to belong socially to the "majority," whereas "otherness" is reserved for "minorities." But these group labels and their meanings have changed over time. This volume analyzes how "ethnic," "ethnicity," and "identity" have been applied to Jews, past and present, individually and collectively. Most of the symposium papers on the ethnicity of Jewish people and the social groups they form draw heavily on the case of American Jews, while others offer wider geographical perspectives. Contributors address ex-Soviet Jews in Philadelphia, comparing them to a similar population in Tel Aviv; Communism and ethnicity; intermarriage and group blending; American Jewish dialogue; and German Jewish migration in the interwar decades. Leading academics, employing a variety of social scientific methods and historical paradigms, propose to enhance the clarity of definitions used to relate "ethnic identity" to the Jews. They point to ethnic experience in a variety of different social manifestations: language use in social context, marital behavior across generations, spatial and occupational differentiation in relation to other members of society, and new immigrant communities as sub-ethnic units within larger Jewish populations. They also ponder the relevance of individual experience and preference as compared to the weight of larger socializing factors. Taken as a whole, this work offers revisionist views on the utility of terms like "Jewish ethnicity" that were given wider scope by scholars in the 1960s, '70s, and '80s.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Volume XXV of the distinguished annual Studies in Contemporary Jewry explores new understandings and approaches to Jewish "ethnicity." In current parlance regarding multicultural diversity, Jews are often considered to belong socially to the "majority," whereas "otherness" is reserved for "minorities." But these group labels and their meanings have changed over time. This volume analyzes how "ethnic," "ethnicity," and "identity" have been applied to Jews, past and present, individually and collectively. Most of the symposium papers on the ethnicity of Jewish people and the social groups they form draw heavily on the case of American Jews, while others offer wider geographical perspectives. Contributors address ex-Soviet Jews in Philadelphia, comparing them to a similar population in Tel Aviv; Communism and ethnicity; intermarriage and group blending; American Jewish dialogue; and German Jewish migration in the interwar decades. Leading academics, employing a variety of social scientific methods and historical paradigms, propose to enhance the clarity of definitions used to relate "ethnic identity" to the Jews. They point to ethnic experience in a variety of different social manifestations: language use in social context, marital behavior across generations, spatial and occupational differentiation in relation to other members of society, and new immigrant communities as sub-ethnic units within larger Jewish populations. They also ponder the relevance of individual experience and preference as compared to the weight of larger socializing factors. Taken as a whole, this work offers revisionist views on the utility of terms like "Jewish ethnicity" that were given wider scope by scholars in the 1960s, '70s, and '80s.

More books from Oxford University Press

Cover of the book Enemies of the Enlightenment by
Cover of the book American Obscurantism by
Cover of the book War and Technology: A Very Short Introduction by
Cover of the book Mastering Catastrophic Risk by
Cover of the book United States Law and Policy on Transitional Justice by
Cover of the book Managing Business Complexity by
Cover of the book The Principles and Practice of Narrative Medicine by
Cover of the book Life and Narrative by
Cover of the book Quicksilver War by
Cover of the book The Oxford Handbook of Late Antiquity by
Cover of the book Cognitive Enhancement in CNS Disorders and Beyond by
Cover of the book The Multilingual Subject - Oxford Applied Linguistics by
Cover of the book Global Capitalism in Disarray by
Cover of the book The Omega Files Short Stories Level 1 Oxford Bookworms Library by
Cover of the book Behind the Curtain by
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy