TY - JOUR
T1 - The attitudes of Israeli youth towards inter-ethnic and intra-ethnic marriage
T2 - 1975 and 1990
AU - Shachar, Rina
PY - 1993/10/1
Y1 - 1993/10/1
N2 - The research examines the attitudes of 649 Israeli high school seniors with regard to inter-ethnic and intra-ethnic marriage in 1975 and 1990. Gradual but steady increases in the rates of intermarriage over the last decade suggest a lessening of the social distance between the society's major ethnic groups: Sabras (parents born in Israel), Orientals (parents born in Asia or Africa) and Westerners (parents born in America or Europe). On the other hand, a shift in Israel's social ideology - from a melting-pot policy towards a current emphasis on cultural uniqueness and esprit de corps - may signal a reverse in this trend. The findings of the study indicate significant differences between the attitudes of adolescents in 1975 and 1990 to intra- and intermarriage. There is a growing trend towards intramarriage among youth of Oriental and Western origin. In contrast, the second-generation Sabras of today no longer prefer members of their own group, as they did in 1975, but rather tend to favour intermarrige, especially to Westerners.
AB - The research examines the attitudes of 649 Israeli high school seniors with regard to inter-ethnic and intra-ethnic marriage in 1975 and 1990. Gradual but steady increases in the rates of intermarriage over the last decade suggest a lessening of the social distance between the society's major ethnic groups: Sabras (parents born in Israel), Orientals (parents born in Asia or Africa) and Westerners (parents born in America or Europe). On the other hand, a shift in Israel's social ideology - from a melting-pot policy towards a current emphasis on cultural uniqueness and esprit de corps - may signal a reverse in this trend. The findings of the study indicate significant differences between the attitudes of adolescents in 1975 and 1990 to intra- and intermarriage. There is a growing trend towards intramarriage among youth of Oriental and Western origin. In contrast, the second-generation Sabras of today no longer prefer members of their own group, as they did in 1975, but rather tend to favour intermarrige, especially to Westerners.
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U2 - 10.1080/01419870.1993.9993803
DO - 10.1080/01419870.1993.9993803
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AN - SCOPUS:1542766170
SN - 0141-9870
VL - 16
SP - 683
EP - 695
JO - Ethnic and Racial Studies
JF - Ethnic and Racial Studies
IS - 4
ER -