Gender equality and American Jews / Moshe Hartman and Harriet Hartman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hartman, Moshe, 1936-

Contributor:

Hartman, Hariet.

Series:

SUNY series in American Jewish society in the 1990s

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jews--United States--Social conditions.

Jews.

Sex role--United States.

Sex role.

Sexual division of labor--United States.

Sexual division of labor.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (398 p.)

Place of Publication:

Albany, NY : State University of New York Press, c1996.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Gender Equality and American Jews studies gender equality in education, labor force participation, and occupational achievement among American Jews, based on the 1990 National Jewish Population Survey. It first focuses on education and training as key "gatekeepers" to roles in the economy, and then on the gender differences in labor force behavior and occupational attainment. To place American Jews in perspective, they are compared to the wider American population, and to Israeli Jews, presenting a multi-dimensional analysis of American Jewishness in the 1990s. The difficulties of comparing Israel and American Jews are discussed, lending insights into the similarities and differences between the two cultures. The authors draw on a solid base of sociological literature, placing American Jews in the wider American context with comparative data. The book discusses the conclusions that can be drawn from the analysis along with some policy implications.

Contents:

Frontmatter

CONTENTS

LIST OF TABLES

LIST OF FIGURES

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

CHAPTER 1 Introduction

PART 1 Gendered Patterns of Secular Achievement Among Americatz Jews

CHAPTER 2 Education: Gatekeeper to Gender Equality in the Economy

CHAPTER 3 The Labor Force Participation of American Jewish Men and Women

CHAPTER 4 Occupational Achievement of American Jewish Men and Women

CHAPTER 5 Gender Equality Within Jewish Couples

PART 2 Are We One? The Jewishness of Gendered Patterns of Secular Achievement

CHAPTER 6 Are We One? How Jewish Involvement Is Related to Gendered Patterns of Secular Achievement

CHAPTER 7 Are We One? Gender Roles and Secular Achievement Among Israeli and American Jews

CHAPTER 8 Conclusions

Appendixes

APPENDIX I Methodology of the National Jewish Population Survey

APPENDIX II Jewishness Factors

APPENDIX III Methods of Analysis

APPENDIX IV Profile of Israeli Society

NOTES

BIBLIOGRAPHY

NAME INDEX

SUBJECT INDEX

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781438405988

1438405987

9780585042954

0585042950

OCLC:

42854749