Böcker i Schnitzer Studies in Israel Society Series-serien

This volume presents a broad array of topics related to the sociology of immigration to Israel. The focus is on immigation and migration during the 1980s and 1990s. Coverage includes issues such as migrants in the occupational structure, migration and health, and ethnic identities and integration.

This volume sheds light on trends and developments that have been articles presenting empirical evidence of the major features and important changes characterizing work organizations and the regime of work in Israeli society.

Focuses on the influence of religion, religiosity, nationalism, and ethnicity on fertility and mortality in Israel. This book focuses on fertility, looks at patterns of nuptiality and contraception and the way marriage patterns are shaping group boundaries, looks at mortality, and looks at social policy effects of the demographic process.

Discusses how social science research can promote knowledge about and understanding of needs and opportunities for adaptation, and assist in evaluating the outcomes of policies and services on the personal, community and national levels, as well as suggest required changes.

This work represents the range and depth of developments in the study of social stratification, mobility, and inequality. Although they address a variety of issues, they have in common a focus on the institutional mechanisms that govern the allocation of rewards.

This is an unusual and extremely timely collective effort