Book

The Hasidic community of Williamsburg

The Free Press of Glencoe, Inc. • New York • Published In 1962 • Pages:

By: Poll, Solomon.

Abstract

This study, based on five years of field work, deals with the economic activities of the Hasidic community located in the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn, New York. The document is divided into two major parts. Part 1 provides background on the Hasidim -- culture history, social structure and social stratification, religious orientation, family organization, and methods of social control. Part 2, which forms the main body of the text, discusses general economic activities of the community. This section describes patterns of economic behavior (e.g., attitudes toward work, occupational preferences, shops and stores, merchants and their customers), and the occupational hierarchy both in terms of religious and professional services and non-professional occupations such as the manufacture and sale of various articles and foodstuffs. A sociological analysis of the Hasidic community concludes this work.

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

no date

Coverage Date

variable

Coverage Place

Williamsburg, Brooklyn, N.Y., United States

Notes

Solomon Poll

Includes bibliographical references (p. 288-291) and index

LCCN

62010591

LCSH

Jews