Gender equality and American Jews / / Moshe Hartman and Harriet Hartman

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910974454303321
• Autore: Hartman Moshe <1936->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Albany, NY, : State University of New York Press, c1996
• ISBN: 9781438405988; 1438405987; 9780585042954; 0585042950
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (398 p.)
• Collana: SUNY series in American Jewish society in the 1990s
• Altri autori (Persone): HartmanHariet
• Disciplina: 305.892/4073
• Soggetti: Jews - United States - Social conditions; Sex role - United States; Sexual division of labor - United States
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- LIST OF TABLES -- LIST OF FIGURES -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- CHAPTER 1 Introduction -- PART 1 Gendered Patterns of Secular Achievement Among Americatz Jews -- CHAPTER 2 Education: Gatekeeper to Gender Equality in the Economy -- CHAPTER 3 The Labor Force Participation of American Jewish Men and Women -- CHAPTER 4 Occupational Achievement of American Jewish Men and Women -- CHAPTER 5 Gender Equality Within Jewish Couples -- PART 2 Are We One? The Jewishness of Gendered Patterns of Secular Achievement -- CHAPTER 6 Are We One? How Jewish Involvement Is Related to Gendered Patterns of Secular Achievement -- CHAPTER 7 Are We One? Gender Roles and Secular Achievement Among Israeli and American Jews -- CHAPTER 8 Conclusions -- Appendixes -- APPENDIX I Methodology of the National Jewish Population Survey -- APPENDIX II Jewishness Factors -- APPENDIX III Methods of Analysis -- APPENDIX IV Profile of Israeli Society -- NOTES -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- NAME INDEX -- SUBJECT INDEX
• Sommario/riassunto: Gender Equality and American Jews studies gender equality in education, labor force participation, and occupational achievement ; among American Jews, based on the 1990 National Jewish Population Survey. It first focuses on education and training as key "gatekeepers" to roles in the economy, and then on the gender differences in labor force behavior and occupational attainment. To place American Jews in perspective, they are compared to the wider American population, and to Israeli Jews, presenting a multi-dimensional analysis of American Jewishness in the 1990s. The difficulties of comparing Israel and American Jews are discussed, lending insights into the similarities and differences between the two cultures. The authors draw on a solid base of sociological literature, placing American Jews in the wider American context with comparative data. The book discusses the conclusions that can be drawn from the analysis along with some policy implications.