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Jewish Population and Identity - Concept and Reality (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2018)
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Jewish Population and Identity - Concept and Reality (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2018)
Series: Studies of Jews in Society, 1
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This book examines the fundamentals of Jewish demography and
sociology around the world. It is not only concerned with
documenting patterns of population change but also with an
intriguing and ever-present issue like "Who is a Jew?" The latter
transcends the limits of quantitative assessment and deeply delves
into the nature, boundaries, and quality of group identification. A
growing challenge is how to bridge between concept - related to
ideals and theory - and reality - reflecting field research.
Divided into six sections, the book discusses historical
demography, immigration and settlement, population dynamics, social
stratification and economy, family and Jewish identity in the U.S.,
and Jewish identity in Israel. The volume represents the dynamic
and diverse nature of the study of world and local Jewish
populations. It shows how that field of study provides an important
contribution to the broader and now rapidly expanding study of
religious and ethnic groups. Scholars in disciplines such as
history, geography, sociology, economics, political science, and
especially demography follow and analyze the social and cultural
patterns of Jews in different places around the globe, at various
times, and from complementary perspectives. They make use of
historical sources that have recently become accessible, utilize
new censuses and surveys, and adopt advanced analytical methods.
While some of their observations attest to consistency in the Jews'
demographic and identificational patterns, others evolve and ramify
in new directions that reflect general processes in the areas and
societies that Jews inhabit, internal changes within Jewish
communities, and intergenerational trends in personal preferences
of religious and ethnic orientations. This volume brings together
contributions from scholars around the world and presents new and
updated research and insights.
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