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- Title
The Direction of Denominational Switching in Judaism.
- Authors
SANDS, ROBERTA G.; MARCUS, STEVEN C.; DANZIG, RIVKA A.
- Abstract
This research note examines patterns of denominational switching and the characteristics of switchers within Judaism in the United States. Viewing orthodox, conservative, and reform Judaism and a fourth “nonspecific” group as categories that range from the most traditional to the least traditional, respectively, we focus on the movement of individuals toward or away from a more traditional denomination in comparison with remaining in the same denomination in which they were raised. The data were drawn from the National Jewish Population Survey (NJPS) 2000–2001 (NJPS 2003). We found that 62 percent stay within the same group, 29 percent move away from tradition, and 9 percent move to a more traditional denomination. Multivariate logistic regression analyses show that a lower level of Jewish background, higher previous travel to Israel, a greater extent of organizational affiliation, and a higher level of spiritual feelings and beliefs are associated with moving to a more traditional denomination whereas a higher level of Jewish background, lower previous travel to Israel, and a lower level of spiritual feelings and beliefs are associated with moving to a less traditional denomination. In addition, a few sociodemographic factors (previously married, has a child at home, lives in a western state) are associated with movement toward tradition whereas others (older age, female, not living in the northeast or west) are associated with movement in the other direction.
- Subjects
UNITED States; JEWISH sects; AMERICAN Jews; LOGISTIC regression analysis; SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC factors; REFORM Judaism; MINHAGIM; ORTHODOX Judaism; JEWISH way of life; TRADITION (Judaism); CONSERVATIVE Judaism
- Publication
Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, 2006, Vol 45, Issue 3, p437
- ISSN
0021-8294
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1468-5906.2006.00317.x