Matrilineal ascent/patrilineal descent : the gender imbalance in American Jewish life / Sylvia Barack Fishman and Daniel Parmer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fishman, Sylvia Barack, 1942-

Contributor:

Parmer, Daniel.

Hadassah-Brandeis Institute.

Maurice and Marilyn Cohen Center for Modern Jewish Studies.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Marriage (Jewish law).

Jews--Identity.

Jews.

Women and religion.

Physical Description:

78 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm

Place of Publication:

Waltham, Mass. : Brandeis University, 2008.

Contents:

Introduction: What is Gender Imbalance and Why is it a Problem?

1. Distinctive Jewish Gender Roles and How They Changed

2. Gendered Thinking About Judaism in Jewish Homes

3. Doing Jewish: Synagogue and Ceremony as the "World of Our Mothers"

4. Peoplehood, Social Networks, Israel Attachments

Conclusion: Engendering Jewish Connections

Major Research Findings.

Notes:

"Maurice and Marilyn Cohen Center for Modern Jewish Studies and the Hadassah-Brandeis Institute"--Cover

Includes bibliographical references.

OCLC:

233868490