The Impact of Soviet Jewish Culture on the Problem-Solving Process

Publication Date: September 1979

Publisher: Jewish Communal Service Association of North America)

Author(s): Nina Dorf

Research Area: Culture and religion; Population and demographics; Social conditions

Keywords: Cultural Sensitivity; Social Services; Acculturation

Type: Report

Coverage: United States

Abstract:

The author examines some of the effects of Soviet cultural upbringing on how Soviet Jewish immigrants respond to assistance from American social workers, basing her observations on first-hand field experience. She finds that most Russian immigrants tend to be skeptical of help relationships, distrustful of authority figures, and wary of communicating openly about problems.

In Journal of Jewish Communal Service, v.56 no.1, Fall 1979.