Format:
1 online resource (260 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
9789004207547
Series Statement:
Jewish Identities in a Changing World Ser. v.18
Content:
Based on a national, empirical survey, this book presents a rich portrait of the Jews of France today. An expanded translation of a French edition, the book explores the demographics, identity, communal participation, social issues and values of this community.
Content:
Intro -- Contents -- List of Tables -- List of Cognitive Maps -- Foreword: The Jews of France in Comparative Perspective -- Acknowledgements -- Chapter One Introduction to the Jewish Community of France -- 1. A Brief History of the Jews in France -- 2. The Current Social, Political and Cultural Climate -- 3. Relationship with Israel -- 4. French Jewish Philosophy on Jewish Identity and "The Jewish Fact" -- 5. Juif and Israélite: Shifting Representations of Identity -- 6. Previous Surveys of French Jewry -- 6.1. A Political Approach to Jewish Identity: Anatomy of French Judaism (1962) -- 6.2. The Sofres Studies (1976 & 1980) -- 6.3. The Jewish Population of France: Social Demography and Identity (1984) -- 6.3.1. Jews and Frenchmen (1979) -- 6.3.2. Jews and Israélites (1980) -- 6.4. Reflection on the Jewish Questions (1984) -- 6.5. Jewish Studies and Education in France (1991) -- Chapter Two Empirical Study of the Jews of France at the Turn of the Millennium -- 1. Methodology -- 1.1. The Surveys -- 1.2. Additional Studies -- 1.3. Data Analysis Methods -- 1.3.1. Smallest Space Analysis (SSA) -- 1.3.2. Comparing Sub-Populations: External Variables in the SSA Map -- 1.3.3. Partial Order Scalogram Analysis with Base Coordinates (POSAC) -- 2. Demography of the French Jewish Community Today -- 2.1. Size of the Population -- 2.2. Country of Birth -- 2.3. Geographical Distribution -- 2.4. Age -- 2.5. Marital Status -- 2.6. Size of Family -- 2.7. Level of Education -- 2.8. Employment -- 2.9. Ethnicity -- 2.10. Political Tendencies -- 2.11. Political Attitudes Regarding Israel -- 3. Jewish Identity -- 3.1. What it Means to be Jewish -- 3.2. Jewish/Israélite -- 3.3. 'Born Again As…' -- 3.4. Jewish Education -- 4. Forms of Solidarity -- 4.1. Community and Solidarity -- 4.2. Participation in the Local Jewish Community -- 4.3. Philanthropy.
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Additional Edition:
ISBN 9789004207530
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9789004207530
Language:
English
URL:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/kxp/detail.action?docID=737686
