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Ethnicity and Organization: Jewish Communities in Eastern Europe and the United States.
- Source :
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Sociological Quarterly . Autumn78, Vol. 19 Issue 4, p614-625. 12p. - Publication Year :
- 1978
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Abstract
- In their most essential respects, the immigrant communities of American Jews (and the total American Jewish community) were a direct continuation of those which appeared in East Europe, prior to 1914. Using archives, government reports, and texts (primary and secondary) this paper reconstructs the sociohistorical environment in which they appeared. The extensive communal organization which characterized both settings, actually served the interests of societal demands. These institutions provided needed (often emergency) services to the community, but they also supported the out-group's status, as determined by the larger society. A clear picture emerges of the impact on the collective Jewish, and individual Jew's, adaptation to society within a highly developed and organized community. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *ETHNICITY
*AMERICAN Jews
*MINORITIES
*COMMUNITY organization
*SOCIAL sciences
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00380253
- Volume :
- 19
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Sociological Quarterly
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 14046635
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1533-8525.1978.tb01204.x