The Varieties of Conceptualizing Culture: A Case of Jewish Israelis

Authors

  • Gabriel Bukobza Tel Aviv University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18251/ijme.v11i2.195

Keywords:

cultural identity, cognition, epistemology

Abstract

Cultural Episteme (CE) is a concept meant to represent a mental framework that systematically organizes cultural knowledge and choice. In the present study 80 Jewish Israeli participants from four adult age groups were interviewed regarding two cultural dilemmas which probed their CEs. Interpretation of the interviews supported the existence of four distinct, self-consistent CEs. These were named Monoculturalism, Pluralistic Relativism, Dialectic Multiculturalism, and Integral Uniculturalism. Distribution of the various CEs varied by age. The significance of the CE is discussed in terms of cultural orientations, identities, and development, and in the context of multicultural environments.

Author Biography

Gabriel Bukobza, Tel Aviv University

Gabriel Bukobza, Ph. D. Department of Human Development and Education Joan and Jaime Constantiner School of Education Tel Aviv University, Israel

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Published

2009-12-02

How to Cite

Bukobza, G. (2009). The Varieties of Conceptualizing Culture: A Case of Jewish Israelis. International Journal of Multicultural Education, 11(2). https://doi.org/10.18251/ijme.v11i2.195

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Articles (Peer-reviewed)