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Publication Date: January 2002
Publisher: National Jewish Center for Learning and Leadership (U.S.)
Author(s): David Kraemer
Research Area: Culture and religion; Social conditions
Keywords: History; Household; Social Patterns; Family
Type: Brief
Abstract:
The author argues against a false assumption that the family, as an entity, should conform to one particular model. He offers examples of Jewish families throughout history as evidence of changing values and trends and asserts that adaptability is evidence of healthy survival instincts.