{"product_id":"immigration-and-ethnic-formation-in-a-deeply-divided-society-the-case-of-the-1990s-immigrants-from-the-former-soviet-union-in-israel-9789004136250","title":"Immigration and Ethnic Formation in a Deeply Divided Society: The Case of the 1990s Immigrants from the Former Soviet Union in Israel","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book deals with the ethnic formation among the 1990s immigrants from the former Soviet Union in Israel, in light of both domestic changes, and developments in the Israel- Arab conflict. Based on a broad variety of quantitative and qualitative methods, the book presents a detailed analysis of identity patterns among these immigrants, their orientation in matters of religion, society, culture and politics, and their relationships with all the constituent groups in Israeli society – including the Palestinian minority.  The book provides a new critical perspective on questions of immigration, ethnicity and society in Israel. The analysis is placed in a global theoretical context that challenges the dominant approach in the sociology of immigration in Israel, which is based on the Zionist paradigm.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction.      Immigrants from the Former Soviet Union in Israel    Methodology    Immigrants’ Survey    Survey of the General Population    Students’ Survey    Focus Groups  Chapter 1.  Theoretical Framework    Definitions of “Ethnic Group”    Immigration and Ethnic Formation    Ethnic Mobilization    The Reactive Perspective    The Competitive Model of Ethnic Mobilization    Criticism of the Reactive and Competitive Approaches    Rational Choice Theory      The Role of the State  Chapter 2.  Israeli Society: A Background    Immigration and the Construction of Social Boundaries    Unique vs. Typical Immigration    An Ideological Value or a Means to Achieve Political Goals    Immigration and Ethnic Formation in Israel    Background of Jewish Ethnicity    Ethnic Composition over Time    Ethnicity as a Socio-Cultural Rift    The Modernization-Establishment Approach    The Melting Pot Ideology    Counter-approaches to Ethnic Relations    Ethnic mobilization    Ethnicity and the Religious-Nonreligious Divide    The Jewish-Arab Divide    Background    Policy toward the Palestinians in Israel    Social Change    Economic Deterritorialization    Political Territorialization    Multiculturalism vs. Tribalism in Israeli Society  Chapter 3. The Jews of Russia and the Former Soviet Union: Background and    Waves of Immigration    Emigration by Russian\/Soviet\/FSU Jews    The First Waves to Palestine    Immigrants from the Soviet Union in the 1970s    Ethiopia: A New Reservoir of Immigrants    Aspirations for Aliya from the West    The 1990s Wave    Main Trends    Differences between the 1970s and the 1990s Waves  Chapter 4. Identity Patterns and Ethnic Formation    Communal Ethnic Organizations    Sources of Information, Russian-Language Media    Motivation for Migration and Connection with the Home Country    Self-Identification    Non-Jewish immigrants    The Other – Definition: How Veteran Israelis Perceive the Immigrants  Chapter 5. Attitudes toward Civil Society and Freedom of Expression    Character of Israel    Attitudes toward Peace    Freedom of Expression    Communication Environments    Permissiveness    The Ranking of Rights  Chapter 6. Political Organization    Voting Patterns in the Knesset Elections    Collective vs. Individual Factors behind the Voting Patterns    Factors behind the Voting for Prime Minister    The Elections of 2003    Local Elections  Chapter 7. Immigrants versus Israeli Society    Adjustment Patterns    Residential Adjustment    Economic Adjustment    Social Adjustment    Mutual Influence    Immigrants’ Social Distance from Other Groups in Israel    Social Distance from Arabs    Social Distance from other Jewish Groups  Chapter 8. Attitudes of Veteran Groups toward Immigrants    Attitudes in the Early 1990s    Jewish Leadership    Jewish Public    The Arab Leadership    Arab Public    Trends over Time: A Decade later    Internal Divisions within Jewish Populations    Tolerance of Separate Immigrant Organizations    Social Distance     The Attitudes of the Younger Generation    Social Distance as Felt by the Younger Generation    Concluding Remarks  References List of tables List of Figures","brand":"Brill","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53210596147543,"sku":"9789004136250","price":66.88,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/immigration-and-ethnic-formation-in-a-deeply-divided-society-the-case-of-the-1990s-immigrants-from-the-former-soviet-union-in-israel-9789004136250","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}