NDLI: Bonds of Silence: Parents and Children Cope with Dissonant Levels of Religiosity

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Author	Tabory, Ephraim Hazan Stern, Shlomit
Copyright Year	2013
Abstract	Loving parents characterized by a strong religious orientation may feel ambivalence when their children completely reject their religious identity. The parents might find it difficult to accommodate to their children’s different identity, but at the same time, not want to drive their children away. We examine how this potential conflict situation is managed by focusing on Jews in Israel who take on a nonreligious identity after having been brought up by parents who were religiously observant. Our study is based on personal interviews with 20 religious (Orthodox) Jewish parents and 13 children who are no longer religious (representing a total of 18 households). Our findings emphasize the importance of silencing and self-silencing in managing conflict, as the sides are careful to refrain from making demands that might lead to a break in their relationships. Children often cover or mask their non-religious behavior in the presence of their parents, in order to help them maintain face and avoid embarrassment and shame.
Starting Page	171
Ending Page	192
Page Count	22
File Format	PDF
ISSN	01471694
Journal	Contemporary Jewry
Volume Number	33
Issue Number	3
e-ISSN	18765165
Language	English
Publisher	Springer Netherlands
Publisher Date	2013-08-11
Publisher Place	Dordrecht
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Bonds of silence Religious switching Family relations Religious drop-outs Covering Passing Religious Studies Sociology Anthropology Social Sciences Humanities
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Religious Studies History Anthropology Cultural Studies

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