Double or Nothing
Subtitle: Jewish Families and Mixed Marriage (Brandeis in American Jewish History, Culture and Life & Brandeis on Jewish Women)
Publisher: Brandeis University Press
Published: March 1, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 220
ISBN-13: 9781584652069
Subjects: Cultural studies; Family & relationships; Jewish Studies; Social conditions; Jews; Religion; Sociology; USA; Sociology - Marriage & Family; Religion / Judaism / General; Jewish families; Judaism - General; Interfaith marriage; United States
First sentence: This portrait of mixed-married American Jewish families begins with interview participants' memories of their homes, neighborhoods, schools, and friendship groups during their childhood and teen years, which they spoke of avidly.
Description: Explores family dynamics in order to illuminate the larger social and psychological dimensions of mixed marriages. Stories of 254 mixed-married intermarried and converted adults, how their religious identity evolved over the course of marriage.