Book contents
- The Cambridge Handbook of the Global Work–Family Interface
- The Cambridge Handbook of the Global Work–Family Interface
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Contributors
- Part I Overview
- Part II Assessing Cultural and Structural Differences
- Part III Methodological Considerations
- Part IV Review of Research in Regions across the Globe
- Part V Cultures within Cultures
- 22 A Cultures within Culture Perspective on Work and Family among United States Employees
- 23 Cultures within Cultures in Israel: Jewish and Arab Cultures and the Work–Family Interface
- 24 Modernity Meets Tradition: Managing the Work–Family Interface in South Africa
- 25 Work and Family among Immigrants
- 26 Expatriation and the Work–Family Interface
- Part VI Organizational Perspectives
- Part VII Family Perspectives
- Part VIII Individual Perspectives
- Part IX Conclusion
- Index
- References
23 - Cultures within Cultures in Israel: Jewish and Arab Cultures and the Work–Family Interface
from Part V - Cultures within Cultures
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Book contents
- The Cambridge Handbook of the Global Work–Family Interface
- The Cambridge Handbook of the Global Work–Family Interface
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Contributors
- Part I Overview
- Part II Assessing Cultural and Structural Differences
- Part III Methodological Considerations
- Part IV Review of Research in Regions across the Globe
- Part V Cultures within Cultures
- 22 A Cultures within Culture Perspective on Work and Family among United States Employees
- 23 Cultures within Cultures in Israel: Jewish and Arab Cultures and the Work–Family Interface
- 24 Modernity Meets Tradition: Managing the Work–Family Interface in South Africa
- 25 Work and Family among Immigrants
- 26 Expatriation and the Work–Family Interface
- Part VI Organizational Perspectives
- Part VII Family Perspectives
- Part VIII Individual Perspectives
- Part IX Conclusion
- Index
- References
Summary
The goal of this chapter is to explore the possibility that the members of different subgroups or cultures in Israel may differ in their work-family experiences. I briefly review the unique Israeli context and the limited number of empirical studies that have examined this issue. Within the overall Israeli culture, there are several relatively distinct cultural groups, including secular and ultra-Orthodox Jews and Muslim, Christian, and Druze Arabs. The largest differences appear to be between Israeli Jews and Arabs. An interesting finding is that the Arabs, a group that tends to hold more traditional values, may cope better with work-family demands, which some scholars have speculated is due to the support they receive from their extended family. It is important to note that there is also substantial variation within each cultural and/or ethnic subgroup. For example, Israeli orthodox Jews may be more similar in their values to Israeli Arabs than to secular Jews.
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