AMERICAN JEWRY IN THE LIGHT OF MIDDLEMAN MINORITY THEORIES

Middleman minority theory has been proposed as one explanation of anti-Semitism. This theory is adapted to an examination of the occupational structure of US Jews, drawing on Edna Bonacich's "sojourner" hypothesis (see SA 22:3/G8572) & the "permanent stranger" theory of...

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Published in:Contemporary Jewry 1980-04, Vol.5 (1), p.11-30
Main Author: ZENNER, WALTER P.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
American minorities
Anti-Semitism/Anti-Semitic
Antisemitism
Communities
Economic theory
Jew/Jews/Jewry/Jewish (see also Judaism)
Jewish Americans
Jewish culture
Jewish migration
Jewish peoples
Middleman/Middlemen
Minority/Minorities
Socioeconomics
Solidarity
United States/US
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Summary:Middleman minority theory has been proposed as one explanation of anti-Semitism. This theory is adapted to an examination of the occupational structure of US Jews, drawing on Edna Bonacich's "sojourner" hypothesis (see SA 22:3/G8572) & the "permanent stranger" theory of Georg Simmel (Wolff, Kurt [Ed & Tr], The Sociology of Georg Simmel, Glencoe, Ill: Free Press, 1950). The theory is particularly useful for understanding economic forms of anti-Semitism; it can serve as a basis for analyzing discrimination not only against Jews but other minority groups. 2 Figures. D. Dunseath.
ISSN:0147-1694
1876-5165
DOI:10.1007/BF02965658