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Publication Date: January 1994
Publisher: Jewish Communal Service Association of North America
Author(s): David Arnow
Research Area: Culture and religion
Keywords: Psychology; Jewish identification; Identity formation
Type: Report
Coverage: United States
Abstract:
This article provides a psychological approach to answering these two questions: (1) What is Jewish identity and (2) How is it developed and shaped? Four basic psychological constructs — psychodynamics, function, structure, and development — are explored to illuminate different aspects of Jewish identity.