This first large-scale empirical work on the adjustment problems of
immigrants in Israel is now updated with a new introduction by the
author and a preface by Alex Weingrod. The extraordinary phenomenon
of worldwide immigration to Israel has made this searching study of
people in transit possible. "Immigrants on the Threshold" reports
on the attitudes and behaviors of almost 2,000 people from twenty
countries during their first year in Israel during the early years
of mass migration. It is of particular interest as the phenomenon
of integration becomes an issue for concern in many other parts of
the world. "Immigrants on the Threshold" by Judith Shuval presents
a theoretical framework closely intermeshed with rich empirical
findings. No other work in this field approaches this study in
either depth of theoretical analysis or in design and execution of
data collection performed by conducting in-depth interviews and
then using statistical analysis to quantify results in exacting and
objective detail. It attempts to answer a number of critical
questions: What factors in the immigrants' past and present
condition their responses to the strain of transit? What is the
role of commitment to the goal of the new society into which they
must incorporate? What is the role of different social and economic
backgrounds in determining patterns of acculturation? What factors
affect the aspirations and mobility patterns of immigrants? The
answers to these questions - the hypotheses formulated and the
conclusions reached in "Immigrants on the Threshold" - contribute
substantially to the fields of both sociology and social
psychology. These answers, and the methods used to reach them,
should be of interest to anyone in these fields and the field of
applied social research, as well as those interested in Israel and
questions of immigrant integration.
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