Abstract
Two different migration waves entered Israel since the 1980s; the bigger one, from the former Soviet Union (FSU), and the lesser one from Ethiopia. These two ethnic groups differ from each other both with regard to their relative size within Israeli society and to the cultural perception and nature of the society from which they came. An examination of the characteristics of these two most recent mass migration groups in Israel, in relation to the Israeli society indicates a three-tier social hierarchy: the dominant group - Israeli born, the middle group - immigrants from the FSU, and the bottom group - immigrants from Ethiopia. The basis for this assumption can be found in the characteristics unique to the entire immigrant population as well as in the different social perceptions with regard to these two migration groups. The article examines this state of affairs, while analyzing the characteristics of each migration wave, the absorbing population's policy and to the influences of these two factors on the immigrating youth.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Minority Groups |
| Subtitle of host publication | Coercion, Discrimination, Exclusion, Deviance and the Quest for Equality |
| Publisher | Nova Science Publishers, Inc. |
| Pages | 247-263 |
| Number of pages | 17 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781621008989 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781631179563 |
| State | Published - 1 Jul 2014 |
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