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The Jewish Mother: Is that why so Many Jewish Women become Counsellors?
Author(s): Baker, Adrienne
Date: 1996
Topics: Jewish Women, Main Topic: Other, Mental Health, Psychotherapy / Psychoanalysis
The Jewish Woman in Contemporary Society: Transitions and Traditions
Author(s): Baker, Adrienne
Date: 1993
Topics: Jewish Women, Feminism, Main Topic: Other, Marriage, Motherhood, Orthodox Judaism
Abstract: Across the religious/non-religious spectrum, Jewish women have been affected by the women's movement, the impact on some leading to a reassessment of the woman's role in Judaism, with its emphasis on family and home. Conversely, a small but significant minority have withdrawn into the safety of extreme Orthodoxy. In the centre, the majority are seeking a balance between the powerful internalized message of Judaism, extolling marriage and motherhood as woman's primary concern, and a changing perception of themselves.