Jews in North Carolina : identification and community satisfaction
- UNCG Author/Contributor (non-UNCG co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
- Edward Jay Fleishman (Creator)
- Institution
- The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG )
- Web Site: http://library.uncg.edu/
- Advisor
- Elaine Burgess
Abstract: The North Carolina Jew, unlike the large majority of America's Jews, lacks access to a great range of Jewish activities, facilities, and institutions. At the same time there exists a limited number of coreligionists among whom he can choose as friends and neighbors. This relative isolation of the North Carolina Jew from fellow Jews and organized Jewish life may prove difficult for many of the state's Jews. It was predicted that a significant proportion of North Carolina's Jewish population would feel dissatisfaction with their life as Jews in their community. It was hypothesized that those Jews who were "Jewish community dissatisfied" would be more likely than the "Jewish community satisfied" to (a) reside in the communities in the state with the smallest absolute number of Jews and (b) be characterized by stronger Jewish identification as defined by the three dimensions of religiosity, ethnicity, and strength of endogamous feelings. A multi-stage sample stratified on the basis of Jewish town size and geographic region of the state was drawn. A mail-back questionnaire was sent to 349 males of the household selected from 21 North Carolina communities in the sample. A total of 166 usable responses (a 48 percent return rate) was the basis of the data.
Jews in North Carolina : identification and community satisfaction
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- Publication
- Thesis
- Language: English
- Date: 1975
- Subjects
- Jews $z North Carolina $x Identity
- Jews $z North Carolina $x Social life and customs