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Informationen zum Autor Shuval, Judith T. Klappentext This first large-scale empirical work on the adjustment problems of immigrants in Israel is now updated with a new introduction by the author and a new preface by Alex Weingrod. The extraordinary phenomenon of worldwide immigration to Israel made this searching study of people in transit possible. Immigrants on the Threshold reports on the attitudes and behaviors of almost 2!000 people from twenty countries during their first year in Israel during the early years of mass migration. Zusammenfassung A work on the adjustment problems of immigrants in Israel, this book reports on the attitudes and behaviors of almost 2,000 people from twenty countries during their first year in Israel during the early years of mass migration. It aims to contribute to the fields of both sociology and social psychology, and to the field of social research. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Tables, Preface to the Transaction Edition, Introduction to the Transaction Edition, Introduction, Preface, One - Opening, 1. The Setting, 2. The Framework, 3· History and Methods, Two - Response to Strain, 4· Ideology and Decision-Making, 5· Ideology and Frustration, 6. The Nazi Concentration Camp, 7· Unemployment and Morale, Three - First Gropings at Acculturation, 8. Early Patterns of Acculturation, Four - Orientation to the Future, 9· Occupational Aspirations, 10. Aspirations for Mobility, Five - Closing, 11. Conclusions, Appendix A - The Questionnaire, Appendix B - Sampling Procedure, Index
