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Publication Date: January 2005
Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield, Inc.
Author(s): Jack Wertheimer
Research Area: Social conditions
Keywords: American Jews; Family; Marriage
Type: Report
Coverage: United States
Abstract:
Over the past few decades, changing social patterns within the American Jewish community have prompted a reconsideration of questions concerning the nature of the Jewish family: its purpose, composition and proper roles. What follows is a thumbnail sketch of the most contentious issues and the arguments employed by the proponents of change.