Tables and Figures
Foreword
Acknowledgments
Introduction and Plan for Analysis
Chapter One
Theory and Methodology

Socialization of Children

Adolescent Development

Socialization into a Subculture

The 1990 NJPS Survey Methodology

Definitions and Qualifying Points

Chapter Two
The Demography of the Jewish Child Population
Introduction

Age Distribution

Demographic Profile by Category of Jewishness

Age Distribution by Category of Jewishness

Age Distribution of the Core Jewish Child Population in Comparison with the White U.S. Child Population

Sex Ratios of Core Jewish Children

Geographic Distribution and Category of Jewishness by Census Region

Demographic Trends of the Jewish Child Population

Summary

Chapter Three
The Impact of Home Background on the Socialization of Children
Introduction

Household Structure: Comparative Data of the Jewish and U.S. White Child Populations

Jewish Single-Parent Household Patterns

Parental Marriage Patterns and Custody Arrangements

Non-Normative Household Patterns

Household Composition and Per Capita Income

Working Mothers and Household Composition

Education of the Parents

Private versus Public Schooling for Children

Patterns of Jewish Education of the Children

Household Composition and Jewish Characteristics of the Family

Summary

Chapter Four
Parental Decision Making Regarding Children’s Religious Socialization
Introduction

The Jewish Child Population in Interfaith Families—the Data

Theoretical Framework

The Theory in Its Social Context

Data

Hypotheses

Methodology

Findings

Flowchart Analysis of CHAID Results

Multivariate Analysis

Beyond Religious Identity

Summary

Chapter Five
Living in a Unique Jewish Environment: The Children of New York
Introduction

The Demographic Characteristics of the Children of New York

The Religious and Social Jewish Environment of Children in New York and the United States

Summary

Chapter Six
It Takes a Whole Community to Raise Jewish Children
Introduction

Day-Care and After-School Programs under Jewish and Non-Jewish Auspices

Adoptive Families

Participation in Jewish Camping

Participation in Jewish Youth Groups

Summary

The Potential Jewish Child Population in 1990

Assumptions of the Demographic Projection Model

Projected Child Population: 1995—Demographic and Sociological Scenarios

1995 Projection—The Impact of Intermarriage

Year 2000 Projection—The Impact of Intermarriage

The Decline in Potential Mothers

Raising ‘Effectively’ Jewish Children in Mixed Households in 1995 and 2000

Summary

Chapter Eight
Conclusion
From a Community Perspective

Appendix
The Methodology of the National Jewish Population Survey
by Joseph Waksberg

Notes
Works Cited
About the Authors
Subject Index
Index of Names

Ariela Keysar is a Research Fellow at the North American Jewish Data Bank at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. Jeffrey Scheckner is the administrator of this institution and is also Research Consultant for United Jewish Communities (formerly the Council of Jewish Federations.) Barry Kosmin is Director of the Institute for Jewish Policy Research in London, England. Formerly he was Director of Research at the Council of Jewish Federations and Director of the North American Jewish Data Bank.