Book
Satmar: an island in the city
Quadrangle Books • Chicago • Published In 1972 • Pages:
By: Rubin, Israel.
Abstract
This is a study of the Satmar Hasidic Jews living in the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn, New York. Rubin approaches this work with two major goals: first, to present an ethnographic sketch of Satmar culture ca. 1960-1971; and second, to interpret and analyze the processes of control and change among the Satmar. The work is divided into six major parts, dealing each in turn with the historical background of the Satmar, religion, family and education, economics, politics and welfare, and vital dynamic processes within the society (e.g., insulation from other groups, social control, and cultural changes and stresses within the group). A concluding section deals with the implications of Rubin's data to the study of minority populations in general.
- HRAF PubDate
- 1996
- Region
- North America
- Sub Region
- Regional, Ethnic and Diaspora Cultures
- Document Type
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Sociologist
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- John Beierle ; 1995
- Field Date
- 1960-1961
- Coverage Date
- variable
- Coverage Place
- Satmar; Williamsburg, Brooklyn, N.Y., United States
- Notes
- Israel Rubin
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- LCCN
- 79182505
- LCSH
- Jews