Assimilation Versus Separation

by Gertrud Lenzer

Wildavsky explains why Joseph-the-assimilator is replaced in the Book of Exodus by Moses-the-lawgiver. The book ends by demonstrating that Joseph and Moses are, and are undoubtedly meant to be exact opposites.

Assimilation Versus Separation

Author: Gertrud Lenzer

Publisher: Routledge

ISBN: 1351315382

Page: 232

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How to behave in the diaspora has been a central problem for Jews over the ages. They have debated whether to assimilate by adopting local customs or whether to remain a God-centered people loyal to their temporal rulers but maintaining the peculiar customs that separated them from their host nations. The question not only of survival, but of the basis for survival, is also a central problem in the Joseph stories of the Book of Genesis. The work shows its readers the grand alternatives of Judaism, instilled in two larger-than-life figures, so its readers can reassess for themselves the road Judaism did not take, and understand why Joseph though admirable in many respects, is left out of the rest of the Bible. The question is answered through the stories about how Joseph, the son of Jacob, saved his people/family from famine by becoming a high-ranking administrator to Pharaoh. By analyzing his behavior to the people over whom he exercises power, Joseph lords it over his brothers, grieves his father, takes lands from Egyptian farmers, and engages in forced deportation. Wildavsky explains why Joseph-the-assimilator is replaced in the Book of Exodus by Moses-the-lawgiver. The book ends by demonstrating that Joseph and Moses are, and are undoubtedly meant to be exact opposites. As in his earlier book on The Nursing Father: Moses as a Political Leader, Wildavsky combines analysis of political and administrative leadership with both traditional and modern study of texts: thematic linkages via plot, grammar, dreams, poetry, and religious doctrine. Thus the chapter on "Joseph the Administrator" is preceded by a chapter on Joseph as The Dream Lord" and followed by an analysis and explanation of why Jacob's obscure blessings to his sons are more like curses. Always the emphasis is on the reciprocal influence of religion and politics, on rival answers to questions about how Hebrews should relate to each other and to outsiders. New, in paperback, the book will be of interest to biblical scholars and readers as well as those concerned with the interaction of religion and political life.

Ebony

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Integration may or may not lead to assimilation, but assimilation does not
necessarily mean the disappearance of a ... But the difference between
separation and segregation is the difference between deciding to stay in the
house all day and ...

Ebony

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EBONY is the flagship magazine of Johnson Publishing. Founded in 1945 by John H. Johnson, it still maintains the highest global circulation of any African American-focused magazine.

Die Andere H lfte der Gesellschaft

by Lilo Unterkircher

Der Separation gegenüber steht das Assimilationskonzept , das gender
Unterschiede auf rechtliche und soziale ... Es geht also um einen » Dritten Weg «
, der versucht , die falsche Alternative » Assimilation versus Separation « und die
damit ...

Die Andere H lfte der Gesellschaft

Author: Lilo Unterkircher

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Separation Assimilation Or Accommodation

by Jean E. Krasno

More importantly , each of the main policy moves of separation , assimilation , or
accommodation looks different depending on whether a socially strong or
dominant ethnic group sponsors it or whether some subordinate ethnicity
sponsors it .

Separation Assimilation Or Accommodation

Author: Jean E. Krasno

Publisher: Praeger Publishers

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Page: 195

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Delineates six broad alternative directions in ethnic minority policy, emphasizing ethnic group differences, similarities, or a mix of both.

Victim and Victimizer

by Yiu-Wing Fung

Wildavsky in his book Assimilation versus Separation provides a thorough
criticism of J oseph's actions towards the Egyptians. 'By timeless standards,' he
remarks, 'Joseph's implementation of administrative wisdom cannot be condoned
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Victim and Victimizer

Author: Yiu-Wing Fung

Publisher: A&C Black

ISBN: 9781841271033

Page: 222

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This book attempts an interesting exercise in character analysis. It scrutinizes the speeches of Joseph in such a way as to expose the problematic nature of his claims to know God's intentions. While Judah is forced by Joseph's test to choose slavery for the sake of his father's survival, the ironic reversal of Judah's role from victimizer to victim is undercut by the rationale by which he had Joseph sold in order to save him. Unwittingly, Joseph mistakes this rationale as a divine principle that undergirds his suffering and he dreams of domination for the same purpose of survival. He is unaware of Judah's real predicament and this double blindness calls into doubt the coalescence of perspectives of Joseph and the narrator.

Unequal Relations

by Augie Fleras

To one side are the dualisms associated with inclusion versus exclusion as
opposing tendencies ; to the other side are the dualisms of assimilation versus
separation as optional choices . Consider the possibilities : One of the dualisms
within ...

Unequal Relations

Author: Augie Fleras

Publisher: Prentice Hall

ISBN: 9780130205605

Page: 448

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Designed for courses in Race and Ethnic Relations. This introductory text comes at a time when the boundaries of "being Canadian" are being pushed to the limit by deep diversities. The book begins with the assumption that race, ethnic, and Aboriginal interactions are relations in inequality. It continues by emphasizing how these largely inequitable group relationships are constructed, sustained, challenged, and modified by way of official policy and institutional practices. It concludes by focusing on the politics of race, ethnic, and Aboriginal relations as they contribute to or detract from the challenge of Canadian society-building.

The Oxford Handbook of Personality and Social Psychology

by Kay Deaux

These acculturating individuals must thus face two central issues: the extent to
which they are motivated or allowed to identify ... For instance, native Dutch
children favor the assimilation strategy (followed by integration and separation)
when ...

The Oxford Handbook of Personality and Social Psychology

Author: Kay Deaux

Publisher: Oxford Library of Psychology

ISBN: 0190224835

Page: 992

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Personality and social psychology : moving toward a more perfect union / Mark Snyder and Kay Deaux -- Foundations of personality and social psychology -- The intertwined histories of personality and social psychology / Thomas F. Pettigrew -- Perspectives on the person: rapid growth and opportunities for integration / William Fleeson and Eranda Jayawickreme -- Perspectives on the situation / Harry T. Reis and John G. Holmes -- Neuroscience approaches in social and personality psychology / David M. Amodio, Eddie Harmon-Jones, and Elliot T. Berkman -- Evolutionary perspectives / Steven W. Gangestad -- Context in person, person in context : a cultural psychology approach to social-personality psychology / Glenn Adams and Tugçe Kurtis -- Behavior and behavior assessment / Janice R. Kelly and Christopher R. Agnew -- Conceptual and methodological issues in the analysis of cross-sectional and longitudinal dyadic data / Deborah A. Kashy and M. Brent Donellan -- Multilevel modeling in personality and social psychology / Oliver Christ, Christopher G. Sibley, and Ulrich Wagner -- Basic processes of personality and social psychology -- The self : dynamics of persons and their situations / Jennifer Crocker and Eddie Brummelman -- Identity : personal and social / Vivian L. Vignoles -- Morality / Jesse Graham and Piercarlo Valdesolo -- Motivation and goal pursuit : integration across the social/personality divide / Julie K. Norem -- Five questions about emotion: implications for social-personality psychology / Gerald L. Clore and Michael D. Robinson -- Cybernetic approaches to personality and social behavior / Colin G. DeYoung and Yanna J. Weisberg -- Initial impressions of others / James S. Uleman and S. Adil Saribay -- Attitudes and attitude change : social and personality considerations about specific and general patterns of behavior / Dolores Albarracin, Man-pui Sally Chan, and Duo Jiang -- From help-giving to helping relations : belongingness and independence in social interactions / Arie Nadler -- Antisocial behavior in individuals and groups : an empathy-focused approach / Emanuele Castano and David C. Kidd -- Personality and social interaction : interpenetrating processes / Rodolfo Mendoza-Denton, Jordan B. Leitner, and Ozlem Ayduk -- Attachment theory expanded : a behavioral systems approach to personality and social behavior / Mario Mikulincer and Phillip R. Shaver -- Person-by-situation perspectives on close relationships / Jeffry A. Simpson and Heike A. Winterheld -- Personality influences on group processes : the past, present, and future / Craig D. Parks -- Intergroup processes : from prejudice to positive relations between groups / Linda R.Tropp and Ludwin E. Molina -- Power as active self : from acquisition to the expression and use of power / Ana Guinote and Serena Chen -- Personality and social psychology in key life domains -- Personality, social psychology, and psychopathology : reflections on a lewinian vsion / Philip R. Costanzo, Rick H. Hoyle, and Mark R. Leary -- Individual and societal well-being / Shigehiro Oishi and Samantha J. Heintzelman -- Multicultural identity and experiences : cultural, social, and personality processes / Verónica Benet-Martínez and Angela-MinhTu D. Nguyen -- Personality and social contexts as sources of change and continuity across the life span / Abigail J. Stewart and Kay Deaux -- The social psychology of personality and leadership : a person-in-situation perspective / Daan van Knippenberg -- Work and organizations: contextualizing personality and social psychology / Deidra J. Schleicher and David V. Day -- A person x intervention strategy approach to understanding health behavior / Alexander J. Rothman and Austin S. Baldwin -- Forensic personality and social psychology / Saul Kassin and Margaret Bull Kovera -- The psychology of collective action / Lauren E. Duncan -- Social policy: barriers and opportunities for personality and social psychology / Allen M. Omoto -- Conclusion -- Personality and social psychology : the evolving state of the union / Kay Deaux and Mark Snyder

The Witnessing Community

by Suzanne de Dietrich

Assimilation ” Versus “ Separation ” - a Permanent Problem The attempt to
transpose into our own situation the lessons learned by Israel in the period of life
we have just described immediately raises a delicate point . Israel is both nation
and ...

The Witnessing Community

Author: Suzanne de Dietrich

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Hayes Historical Journal

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The consequence of these policies of assimilation versus separation is no more
apparent than in the treatment of land rights and land claims by the Indian people
. In order to appreciate the extent to which Native rights have been respected in ...

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The Story Within a Story in Biblical Hebrew Narrative

by David Alan Bosworth

36 However , he focuses on inner - biblical allusions and how they can be
separated from coincidental similarities . ... revised with the same title in
Assimilation versus Separation : Joseph the Administrator and the Politics of
Religion in Ancient ...

The Story Within a Story in Biblical Hebrew Narrative

Author: David Alan Bosworth

Publisher: Catholic Biblical Quarterly: M

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This book is a revision of a dissertation that studies three texts--Gensis 38; Samuel 25; and Kings 13:11-32+Kgs 12:15-20--in which the author finds examples of the literary device, mise-en-abyme ("placement of the abyss").

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Ethnicity Conflict and Cooperation

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Flux occurs over time as an individual or a group experiments with differing
options ; for example , FrenchCanadians , long in fear of Assimilation , may be
viewed as currently exploring the relative merits of the Integration versus
Separation ...

Ethnicity Conflict and Cooperation

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Papers collected for the conference held in Detroit, Oct. 24-26, 1991.

But for the Grace

by Kamau Birago

relative merits of racial integration versus separation and / or of cultural
assimilation versus cultural nationalism . For the most part , works in this tradition
have been produced primarily by and for African Americans in black periodicals .
Only a ...

But for the Grace

Author: Kamau Birago

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Page: 420

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The Social Contract

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Then he asks the question : Do these figures mean that Asians are more likely to
be assimilated ? ... For this reviewer , Chapter 6 , “ Assimilation versus
Separation ” was particularly interesting , as was Chapter 8 on “ The Strained
Social Fabric ...

The Social Contract

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In the Wilderness

by Mary Douglas

fight to win the land , separating them from the Levites who will not inherit any
territory . ... A. Wildavsky , Assimilation versus Separation , Joseph the
Administrator and the Politics of Religion in Biblical Israel ( New Brunswick :
Transaction ...

In the Wilderness

Author: Mary Douglas

Publisher: Burns & Oates

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At first reading the doctrine of uncleanness taught in the book of Numbers is similar to notions of physical and moral impurity in other religions. Considered more closely in a comparative framework, the biblical idea of impurity is unusual. To make a coherent anthropological interpretation a new reading has to be developed. The book of Numbers is composed according to an archaic literary form. Twelve alternating sections of law and narrative run in parallel across the whole book. The many repetitions and confusions which have been attributed to editorial carelessness now appear to be rhetorical devices to mark structural shifts and make the macro-compositional pattern. Read through this literary structure the message of the book is transformed. The priestly editors cannot be interpreted as an elitist group mainly concerned with the preservation of their cultic privileges. Their message is the joyful one that all the prophecies have been fulfilled and that all the sons of Jacob shall be heirs to the promise. Purity rules are generally used to justify social ranking and discrimination, but Numbers gives no scope for such a usage. The book announces a liberal theology with a benign doctrine of purification available for all who wanted it.