The Holocaust as Recurring Reality
Victimization Themes and Jewish American Ethnic Identity Formation
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2154649 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Dana Greene (Appalachian State University, corresponding author), Dana M Greene |
| Year | 2007 |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 275-298 |
| Publication date | 2007-03-22 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Sociological Spectrum (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0273-2173 • E-ISSN: 1521-0707 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/02732170701215941 |
| OpenAlex | W2103644683 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 5 |
Drawing on sociological studies that document the regularity through which marginalized ethnic groups construct an ethnic identity, this article examines identity formation in the Jewish American context. A content analysis of 100 short stories written between 1946 and 1995 demonstrates how victim-oriented identities are created out of the more mundane experiences of everyday life. These stories, which were intended for consumption by Jewish American readers, describe daily life within the Jewish American community and, with surprising regularity, bring issues of victimization into the imagined experience for their readers. In addition, the analysis shows how Jewish American short story writers present the Holocaust, victimization, and anti-Semitism as contributing heavily to the processes of identity formation within the community. The discussion of the data concludes by arguing that, as the Jewish American community becomes further removed from the events of World War II, the Holocaust is becoming a more salient recurrent reality in the formation of a Jewish American identity that is increasingly tied to issues of victimization
Aesthetics · Art · Ethnic group · Everyday life · Haskalah · Jewish American literature · Jewish identity · Jewish studies · Judaism · Political science · Sociology · The Holocaust · Anthropology · Gender Studies · History · Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies · Jewish Identity and Society · Law · Psychology · Race, History, and American Society · Social Psychology
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,25 |
| Citation span | 2018 - 2022 (5) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |