Americanization and Cultural Preservation in Seattle's Settlement House
A Jewish Adaptation of the Anglo-American Model of Settlement Work
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11344641 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Alissa Schwartz (Western Michigan University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1999 |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Publication date | 1999-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0191-5096 • E-ISSN: 0191-5096 |
| Publisher | WMU Department of Occupational Therapy (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.15453/0191-5096.2587 |
| OpenAlex | W636552126 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 16 |
This article examines the dual agendas of Americanization and preservation of Ashkenazic Jewish culture through an historical analysis of the work of Seattle's Settlement House, a social service center founded in 1906 by elite, Americanized Jews to serve poorer, immigrant Jews of Ashkenazic and Sephardic origin. Such analysis is set against the ideological backdrop of Anglo-Americanism which pervaded the field of social work in its early efforts at self-definition and professionalization.P articulara ttentioni s paid to the role of the arts at Settlement House, with comparisons to Chicago's Hull-House, the prototypical American settlement operating at the turn of the century. This case study analyzes a German Jewish adaptation of an Anglo-American, Christian model of social work
Americanization · Archaeology · Economics · Elite · Ideology · Immigration · Judaism · Political science · Politics · Professionalization · Settlement (finance · Social science · Sociology · Anthropology · Gender Studies · History · Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies · Jewish Identity and Society · Law · Race, History, and American Society
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| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 0,13 |
| Citation span | 2002 - 2021 (20) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |