Ethnicity, Religion, and Class in Israeli Society

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Author: Eliezer Ben-Rafael

ISBN-10: 0521046556

ISBN-13: 9780521046558

Category: Customs, Practices, & Rituals - Judaism

This book is the first major sociological analysis of the characteristics and interrelationships of ethnicity, religion, and socio-economic class in Israeli society. Although much has been written about the various distinctions between Sephardi and Ashkenazi Jews, this volume argues for a more sophisticated approach than the rather crude divisions that have formed the basis of most works on the subject. The authors include categories largely overlooked in sociological studies on Israel such...

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This book is a major sociological analysis of the characteristics and interrelationships of ethnicity, religion and socio-economic class in Israeli society.

Acknowledgements; Part I. Theoretical and Empirical Background:1. Ethnicity and society; 2. Divisions in Israeli society; 3. Theoretical perspectives in Israeli sociology; 4. The sample, its background and its setting; Part II. Social Patterns and Behavior: 5. Neighborhoods: synagogues and neighborhood committees; 6. Religiosity and secularization; 7. Friendship networks; Part III. Identities and Images: 8. Ethnic consciousness; 9. Class consciousness; 10. Religion, ethnic and class division: convergent or cross-cutting?; Part IV. The Impact of Stratification: 11. Voting; 12. Discrimination; 13. Assimilation or ethnic solidarity?; Part V. Social Cleavages: An Overview of Israeli Society and Some Theoretical Implications: 14. Cleavages among Jews; 15. Jews and Arabs; 16. Toward a theory of social cleavages; Appendices; Glossary; Notes; References; Index.