Jewish-Gentile courtships, an exploratory study of social process. / John E. Mayer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mayer, John E., 1921-

Contributor:

The Library of Chaim Potok (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Intermarriage.

Courtship.

Penn Provenance:

Potok, Adena (donor) (Potok Collection copy)

Potok, Chaim (autograph) (Potok Collection copy)

Physical Description:

vii pages, 5 unnumbered pages, 240 pages, 4 unnumbered pages ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

[New York] : The Free Press of Glencoe, Inc. a division of The Crowell-Collier Publishing Company, [1961]

Contents:

An overview of mate selection; The nature of the study

The Reluctant and His Partner. Initial phases of the relationship; The compensating aspects of the partner; The concept of a stationary relationship; The partner's "concessions"

Parental Opposition. The basis of parental opposition; Parental efforts to deal with the relationship; The ineffectiveness of parental opposition

The Reluctant and His Friends. The role of friends; A review of our findings.

Notes:

"Designed by Sidney Solomon."

Includes bibliographical references (pages 230-237) and index.

Local Notes:

Potok Collection copy presented to the Penn Libraries by Adena Potok.

Potok Collection copy: dust jacket retained.

Potok Collection copy has autograph of "Herman Potok December 1961 Philadelphia".

OCLC:

260750