Abstract

EPELBOIM, Solange. Jewish identity: formation, maintenance and possible modification under social psychology . PsicoUSF [online]. 2004, vol.9, n.1, pp.87-97. ISSN 1413-8271.

The research examined the configuration of being Jewish, under Social Psychology. This research made theoretical considerations and empirical observation. As regards the theoretical considerations, commentaries were made concerning psychosocial identity and Judaism. The empirical observations were based on a field study, with the application of a questionnaire, whose answers were examined through analyses of the content. The participants were 80 Israelis, being 40 ashkenazim and 40 sefaradim, with ages ranged from 15 to 81 years old. These groups were composed, respectively, by 20 men and women, each one with 10 participants with medium level of education and ten with high level. Results showed the common presence of categories. Being Jewish included, above all, religious and cultural aspects. As regards the processes of formation, maintenance and modification the predominance of cultural and educational; cultural, religious, emotional and social; and social cultural aspects were observed.

Keywords : Social psychology; Identity; Judaism.

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