Kinship, Ethnicity and Voluntary Associations - Jewish Family Life in New York City

How can Jewish relatives who range in residence and occupation from a Scarsdale doctor to a Brooklyn butcher, and who diverge in religiosity from an Orthodox cantor to a ham-eating atheist, maintain close family ties? This book describes how these intimate, spirited, and often contentious family clubs are organized and how they function.

List of contents

Foreword, Author's preface, List of tables and figures, 1. The Jews of New York City, 2. The origins of family clubs, 3. Membership and leadership, 4. Resources and records, 5. Social gatherings, 6. Feuds and fissions, 7. Why family clubs? An explanatory model, 8. Family clubs and kinship theory, Appendices, Notes, References, Index

About the author

William E. Mitchell

Summary

How can Jewish relatives who range in residence and occupation from a Scarsdale doctor to a Brooklyn butcher, and who diverge in religiosity from an Orthodox cantor to a ham-eating atheist, maintain close family ties? This book describes how these intimate, spirited, and often contentious family clubs are organized and how they function.

Product details

• Authors: William E. Mitchell, Mitchell William E.
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2019
• EAN: 9781138526792
• ISBN: 978-1-138-52679-2
• No. of pages: 266
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Sociology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Marriage & Family, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, Sociology: family & relationships, Sociology: family and relationships