In this Book
- Gender and American Jews: Patterns in Work, Education, and Family in Contemporary Life
- Book
- 2012
- Published by: Brandeis University Press
- Series: HBI Series on Jewish Women
summary
In Gender and American Jews, Harriet Hartman and Moshe Hartman interpret the results of the two most recent National Jewish Population Surveys. Building on their critical work in Gender Equality and American Jews (1996), and drawing on relevant sociological work on gender, religion, and secular achievement, this new book brings their analysis of gendered patterns in contemporary Jewish life right to the present moment. The first part of the book examines the distinctiveness of American Jews in terms of family behavior, labor-force patterns, and educational and occupational attainment. The second investigates the interrelationships between “Jewishness” and religious, economic, and family behavior, including intermarriage. Deploying an engaging assortment of charts and graphs and a rigorous grasp of statistics, the Hartmans provide a multifaceted portrait of a multidimensional population.
Table of Contents
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- Acknowledgments
- p. xi
- 3. Family Patterns of American Jews
- pp. 25-43
- Part II: Ways of Being Jewish and the Distinctive Secular Roles of American Jewish Women and Men
- 6. Gendered Patterns of Jewishness
- pp. 121-151
- Part III: Conclusions
- pp. 251-268
- 11. Conclusions and a Look to the Future
- pp. 253-268
- Appendix: Statistical Tables
- pp. 269-275
- References
- pp. 283-293
Additional Information
ISBN
9781584658276
Related ISBN(s)
9781584657569
MARC Record
OCLC
667077161
Pages
298
Launched on MUSE
2012-07-31
Language
English
Open Access
No