Jews on the Move
Implications for Jewish Identity
Published on 19. January 1996
Book
Paperback/Softback
398 pages
978-0-7914-2748-4 (ISBN)
Description
Based on data from the 1990 National Jewish Population Survey, the authors examine the high level of mobility among American Jews and their increasing dispersion throughout the United States, and how this presents new challenges to the national Jewish community.
Reviews / Votes
"The clear documentation of the creation of a national Jewish community, the description of the shifting Jewish nature of the country's regions, and the analysis of the relation of mobility to Jewish affiliation and identity are all of intellectual and practical importance. The changing patterns of younger Jews are also highlighted, and the impact is considered in terms of all facets of mobility (distance, recency, and intention)." -Sherry Israel, Brandeis UniversityMore details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Albany, NY
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
US School Grade: College Graduate Student and over
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 228 mm
Width: 149 mm
Thickness: 24 mm
Weight
594 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7914-2748-4 (9780791427484)
Copyright in bibliographic data and cover images is held by Nielsen Book Services Limited or by the publishers or by their respective licensors: all rights reserved.
Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Sidney Goldstein is George Hazard Crooker University Professor Emeritus and Professor Emeritus of Sociology at Brown University. He is past Director of the University's Population and Training Center and past President of the Population Association of America. Alice Goldstein is Senior Researcher at the Population Studies and Training Center at Brown University.
Content
Tables
Illustrations
Foreword
Preface
Chapter 1
Introduction
Theoretical Perspectives
Evidence from Past Studies
Community Studies in the 1960s
The 1970/71 National Jewish Population Survey
Community Studies after NJPS-1970/71
The 1990 National Jewish Population Survey
The Survey Methodology
Migration Data in the Survey
Analysis Plans
Chapter 2
Numbers, Distribution, and Mobility
Changing Numbers, 1970/71 to 1990
Distribution Patterns
Regional Distribution
Metropolitan/Nonmetropolitan Residence
Migration Patterns
Bilocal Residence
The Extent of Bilocal Residence
Location of Second Home
Future Mobility
Levels of Future Mobility
Probable Destination of Future Moves
Chapter 3
The Impact of Mobility on Regional Distribution
Metropolitan Migration
Lifetime Redistribution Patterns
Five-year Regional Flows
Five-Year Regional Interchanges
Five-Year Migration Flows by Jewish Identity
Differing Forms of Mobility
Types of Mobility
Regional Variations in Mobility Types
Mobility Types and Interregional Distribution
Variations by Jewish Identity Categories
The Impact of Redistribution for Jewish Americans
Chapter 4
Socioeconomic Differentials
Education Differentials
Occupational Differentials
Employment Status
Marital Status
Overview: Socioeconomic Differentials
Chapter 5
Differentials in Jewish Identification
Denominational Identification
Recent Movement
Future Mobility
Migration and Denominational Change
Ritual Practices
Intermarriage
Jewish Education
Visits to Israel
Mobility and Jewish Identity Related
Chapter 6
Community Involvement
Organizational Membership
Jewish Organizations
Non-Jewish Organizations
Membership in Relation to Duration
A Multivariate Analysis of Organization Membership
Synagogue/Temple Membership
A Multivariate Analysis
Volunteer Activities
Jewish Voluntarism
Non-Jewish Volunteer Activities
Voluntarism in Relation to Duration
A Multivariate Analysis
Interrrelations Among Forms of Involvement
Interrelations in Jewish Involvement
Jewish/Non-Jewish Involvement Compared
Philanthropy
Recent Migration and Giving
Duration of Residence and Philanthropy
The Impact of Expected Mobility
Relations Between Community Involvement and Mobility
Informal Networks
Friendship Patterns
Neighborhood Composition
Jewish Character of Neighborhood
Importance of Jewish Neighborhood
Overview of Jewish Milieu
Jews on the Move: Implications for American Jewry
Toward a National Jewish Community
Who is Mobile?
Migration and Jewish Identity/Involvement
Theoretical Issues
Methodological Issues
Mobility and Jewish Identity
Community Involvement
Informal Networks
The Challenge of Mobility
The Methodology of the National Jewish Population Survey
by Joseph Waksberg
Questions on Migration in the NJPS-1990 Questionnaire
Appendix C
Tables Showing Unweighted Number of Cases by Migration Status and Age
Appendix D
Construction of Ritual Index
Notes
References
Subject Index
Name Index
Illustrations
Foreword
Preface
Chapter 1
Introduction
Theoretical Perspectives
Evidence from Past Studies
Community Studies in the 1960s
The 1970/71 National Jewish Population Survey
Community Studies after NJPS-1970/71
The 1990 National Jewish Population Survey
The Survey Methodology
Migration Data in the Survey
Analysis Plans
Chapter 2
Numbers, Distribution, and Mobility
Changing Numbers, 1970/71 to 1990
Distribution Patterns
Regional Distribution
Metropolitan/Nonmetropolitan Residence
Migration Patterns
Bilocal Residence
The Extent of Bilocal Residence
Location of Second Home
Future Mobility
Levels of Future Mobility
Probable Destination of Future Moves
Chapter 3
The Impact of Mobility on Regional Distribution
Metropolitan Migration
Lifetime Redistribution Patterns
Five-year Regional Flows
Five-Year Regional Interchanges
Five-Year Migration Flows by Jewish Identity
Differing Forms of Mobility
Types of Mobility
Regional Variations in Mobility Types
Mobility Types and Interregional Distribution
Variations by Jewish Identity Categories
The Impact of Redistribution for Jewish Americans
Chapter 4
Socioeconomic Differentials
Education Differentials
Occupational Differentials
Employment Status
Marital Status
Overview: Socioeconomic Differentials
Chapter 5
Differentials in Jewish Identification
Denominational Identification
Recent Movement
Future Mobility
Migration and Denominational Change
Ritual Practices
Intermarriage
Jewish Education
Visits to Israel
Mobility and Jewish Identity Related
Chapter 6
Community Involvement
Organizational Membership
Jewish Organizations
Non-Jewish Organizations
Membership in Relation to Duration
A Multivariate Analysis of Organization Membership
Synagogue/Temple Membership
A Multivariate Analysis
Volunteer Activities
Jewish Voluntarism
Non-Jewish Volunteer Activities
Voluntarism in Relation to Duration
A Multivariate Analysis
Interrrelations Among Forms of Involvement
Interrelations in Jewish Involvement
Jewish/Non-Jewish Involvement Compared
Philanthropy
Recent Migration and Giving
Duration of Residence and Philanthropy
The Impact of Expected Mobility
Relations Between Community Involvement and Mobility
Informal Networks
Friendship Patterns
Neighborhood Composition
Jewish Character of Neighborhood
Importance of Jewish Neighborhood
Overview of Jewish Milieu
Jews on the Move: Implications for American Jewry
Toward a National Jewish Community
Who is Mobile?
Migration and Jewish Identity/Involvement
Theoretical Issues
Methodological Issues
Mobility and Jewish Identity
Community Involvement
Informal Networks
The Challenge of Mobility
The Methodology of the National Jewish Population Survey
by Joseph Waksberg
Questions on Migration in the NJPS-1990 Questionnaire
Appendix C
Tables Showing Unweighted Number of Cases by Migration Status and Age
Appendix D
Construction of Ritual Index
Notes
References
Subject Index
Name Index