Hi
On Mon, 28 Jun 1999, Linda M. Woolf wrote:
> The book in part deals with the unique nature of anti-Semitism
> (which causes it to go unnoticed) and the omission of Jews in
> courses on multiculturalism.
> Langman, Peter F. (1999). Multiculturalism: Where are the Jews?
> Jason Aronson, Inc. It should be noted that the book primarily
> addresses the fields of multicultural counseling, psychology,
> and education.
One reason that comes to mind for this apparent omission is that
rather than being under-represented in psychology, like most
minorities, they are in fact over-represented, especially in
clinical areas. I forget the actual figures, but something like
1/3 of (responding) psychiatrists were Jewish in one survey of
religion among professionals and academics. The multicultural
literature, in my experience, has primarily been concerned with
under-represented groups; that is, groups whose "voices" have not
been represented in psychology or other mental health
professions.
Note that I mean over-represented in the statistical sense, not
that there are too many. (I hope that joke doesn't cost me
dearly!).
Best wishes
Jim
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