Edgework: Boundary crossing among the Hasidim.

Title: Edgework: Boundary crossing among the Hasidim.
Identifier: AAI3232038
identifier: 3232038
Creator: Winston, Hella.
Contributor: Adviser: William Helmreich
Date: 2006
Language: English
Publisher: City University of New York.
Subject: Sociology, General | Jewish Studies
Abstract: This dissertation draws on qualitative research to explore the phenomenon of boundary crossing, or deviance, among members of various Hasidic communities. In so doing, it also considers the various mechanisms by which communal boundaries are maintained and reinforced, as well as the motivations and methods of those who violate those boundaries. Individual and communal responses to transgression are also examined. The implications of Hasidic deviance are examined with respect to theoretical concerns related to boundary maintenance, deviance and social change in general, as well as the future of these communities in particular.
Type: dissertation
Source: PQT Legacy CUNY.xlsx
degree: Ph.D.