Theodore Sasson
Biographic Data
| ID | 3684803 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Theodore Sasson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Theodore |
| FAMILY NAME | Sasson |
| SIGNATURE | SASSON T |
| AFFILIATIONS | Middlebury College |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 16 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 26 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 16 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1992 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Millennial Children of Intermarriage
Does Taglit-Birthright Israel Foster Long-Distance Nationalism
Taglit-Birthright Israel has brought hundreds of thousands of diaspora Jewish young adults on tours of Israel. Drawing on data from a large-scale program evaluation, we ask how the program affects participants' feelings of homeland attachment and political views on contentious homeland issues. North Americans who traveled to Israel with Taglit between 2010 and 2012 were surveyed together with a comparison group of applicants to the program who di…
Understanding Young Adult Attachment to Israel
Intermarriage
Guest-Host Encounters in Diaspora-Heritage Tourism
More than 300,000 diaspora Jewish young adults and tens of thousands of their Israeli peers have participated in structured, cross-cultural encounters—mifgashim—in the context of an experiential education program known as Taglit-Birthright Israel. Drawing on field observations, interviews, and surveys, the formal and informal components of the encounters are described, and the meanings participants attach to the experience are analyzed. For North…
Trends in American Jewish Attachment to Israel
On Sampling, Evidence and Theory
Converging Political Cultures
We examine the impact of globalization on Israeli and American Jews' attitudes regarding religious pluralism and minority civil rights in Israel. Studying middle-class Israeli and American Jews of European descent, we find overlap across (and differentiation within) the groups. We attribute political cultural convergence to globalization: (1) international travel; (2) diffusion of Jewish transnational institutions; (3) increased integration of Is…
Triangulation and Mixed Methods Designs
This article clarifies the role of triangulation in mixed methods research designs. Triangulation is used to describe "severe" statistical tests of correlation between alternative quantitative measurements and is employed to test the accuracy of those measurements. In contrast, the broader concept of mixed methods describes the integration of diverse qualitative and quantitative approaches and is employed to build theory. The concepts are develop…
Crime in Literature
The Politics of Injustice
Examining the role of crime in American politics and culture this edition provides a better understanding of the nature of crime and punishment in America, as well as the cultural and political contexts in which they occur. The book will be of interest to criminology students
Crime Talk
Danger, Community, and the Meaning of Crime Watch
This article compares the meaning of neighborhood crime watch for White and African American participants. Both Whites and African Americans from crime watch groups to improve security and enhance neighborhood solidarity. They seek to accomplish these goals by becoming the "eyes and ears of the police." African Americans, however, also form crime watch groups to restore the roles of "othermothers" and "old heads." This race-based difference in th…
Crime and the American Dream
African American Conspiracy Theories and the Social Construction of Crime
This article examines conspiracy theories about crime, drugs, and violence expressed by African American residents of Boston, Massachusetts. The theories attribute crime and violence to the clandestine actions of powerful whites. The data upon which the article is based were gathered in a series of peer group discussions among participants in neighborhood crime watch groups. The article describes the prevalence of the conspiracy theories in the s…
Media Images and the Social Construction of Reality
Ideally, a media system suitable for a democracy ought to provide its readers with some coherent sense of the broader social forces that affect the conditions of their everyday lives. It is difficult to find anyone who would claim that media discourse in the United States even remotely approaches this ideal. The overwhelming conclusion is that the media generally operate in ways that promote apathy, cynicism, and quiescence, rather than active ci…
Does Taglit-Birthright Israel Foster Long-Distance Nationalism
Taglit-Birthright Israel has brought hundreds of thousands of diaspora Jewish young adults on tours of Israel. Drawing on data from a large-scale program evaluation, we ask how the program affects participants' feelings of homeland attachment and political views on contentious homeland issues. North Americans who traveled to Israel with Taglit between 2010 and 2012 were surveyed together with a comparison group of applicants to the program who di…
Triangulation and Mixed Methods Designs
This article clarifies the role of triangulation in mixed methods research designs. Triangulation is used to describe "severe" statistical tests of correlation between alternative quantitative measurements and is employed to test the accuracy of those measurements. In contrast, the broader concept of mixed methods describes the integration of diverse qualitative and quantitative approaches and is employed to build theory. The concepts are develop…
Guest-Host Encounters in Diaspora-Heritage Tourism
More than 300,000 diaspora Jewish young adults and tens of thousands of their Israeli peers have participated in structured, cross-cultural encounters—mifgashim—in the context of an experiential education program known as Taglit-Birthright Israel. Drawing on field observations, interviews, and surveys, the formal and informal components of the encounters are described, and the meanings participants attach to the experience are analyzed. For North…
Converging Political Cultures
We examine the impact of globalization on Israeli and American Jews' attitudes regarding religious pluralism and minority civil rights in Israel. Studying middle-class Israeli and American Jews of European descent, we find overlap across (and differentiation within) the groups. We attribute political cultural convergence to globalization: (1) international travel; (2) diffusion of Jewish transnational institutions; (3) increased integration of Is…
Danger, Community, and the Meaning of Crime Watch
This article compares the meaning of neighborhood crime watch for White and African American participants. Both Whites and African Americans from crime watch groups to improve security and enhance neighborhood solidarity. They seek to accomplish these goals by becoming the "eyes and ears of the police." African Americans, however, also form crime watch groups to restore the roles of "othermothers" and "old heads." This race-based difference in th…
African American Conspiracy Theories and the Social Construction of Crime
This article examines conspiracy theories about crime, drugs, and violence expressed by African American residents of Boston, Massachusetts. The theories attribute crime and violence to the clandestine actions of powerful whites. The data upon which the article is based were gathered in a series of peer group discussions among participants in neighborhood crime watch groups. The article describes the prevalence of the conspiracy theories in the s…
Crime and the American Dream
Media Images and the Social Construction of Reality
Ideally, a media system suitable for a democracy ought to provide its readers with some coherent sense of the broader social forces that affect the conditions of their everyday lives. It is difficult to find anyone who would claim that media discourse in the United States even remotely approaches this ideal. The overwhelming conclusion is that the media generally operate in ways that promote apathy, cynicism, and quiescence, rather than active ci…
Crime and the American Dream
African American Conspiracy Theories and the Social Construction of Crime
This article examines conspiracy theories about crime, drugs, and violence expressed by African American residents of Boston, Massachusetts. The theories attribute crime and violence to the clandestine actions of powerful whites. The data upon which the article is based were gathered in a series of peer group discussions among participants in neighborhood crime watch groups. The article describes the prevalence of the conspiracy theories in the s…
Danger, Community, and the Meaning of Crime Watch
This article compares the meaning of neighborhood crime watch for White and African American participants. Both Whites and African Americans from crime watch groups to improve security and enhance neighborhood solidarity. They seek to accomplish these goals by becoming the "eyes and ears of the police." African Americans, however, also form crime watch groups to restore the roles of "othermothers" and "old heads." This race-based difference in th…
Crime Talk
The Politics of Injustice
Examining the role of crime in American politics and culture this edition provides a better understanding of the nature of crime and punishment in America, as well as the cultural and political contexts in which they occur. The book will be of interest to criminology students
Crime in Literature
Triangulation and Mixed Methods Designs
This article clarifies the role of triangulation in mixed methods research designs. Triangulation is used to describe "severe" statistical tests of correlation between alternative quantitative measurements and is employed to test the accuracy of those measurements. In contrast, the broader concept of mixed methods describes the integration of diverse qualitative and quantitative approaches and is employed to build theory. The concepts are develop…
Trends in American Jewish Attachment to Israel
On Sampling, Evidence and Theory
Converging Political Cultures
We examine the impact of globalization on Israeli and American Jews' attitudes regarding religious pluralism and minority civil rights in Israel. Studying middle-class Israeli and American Jews of European descent, we find overlap across (and differentiation within) the groups. We attribute political cultural convergence to globalization: (1) international travel; (2) diffusion of Jewish transnational institutions; (3) increased integration of Is…
Intermarriage
Guest-Host Encounters in Diaspora-Heritage Tourism
More than 300,000 diaspora Jewish young adults and tens of thousands of their Israeli peers have participated in structured, cross-cultural encounters—mifgashim—in the context of an experiential education program known as Taglit-Birthright Israel. Drawing on field observations, interviews, and surveys, the formal and informal components of the encounters are described, and the meanings participants attach to the experience are analyzed. For North…
Understanding Young Adult Attachment to Israel
Does Taglit-Birthright Israel Foster Long-Distance Nationalism
Taglit-Birthright Israel has brought hundreds of thousands of diaspora Jewish young adults on tours of Israel. Drawing on data from a large-scale program evaluation, we ask how the program affects participants' feelings of homeland attachment and political views on contentious homeland issues. North Americans who traveled to Israel with Taglit between 2010 and 2012 were surveyed together with a comparison group of applicants to the program who di…
Millennial Children of Intermarriage
Sociology (14 works) · Political science (9 works) · Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies (8 works) · Jewish Identity and Society (8 works) · Psychology (8 works) · Criminology (7 works) · Law (7 works) · Gender Studies (6 works) · Politics (6 works) · History (5 works)