The Micro-Neighborhood: An Approach to Ecological Patterns of Ethnic Groups

Abstract

anti-Jewish behavior. Two indicators of the educational level of communities-percentage of those between 1417 years old enrolled in school and the median years of education completed by those 25 years old and above --displayed no relationship with the incidence of anti-Semitic acts. With respect to minority population characteristics, both the absolute size and relative size of the Jewish population manifested consistent and positive associations with the incidence of anti-Semitic acts. As the number nd percentage Jewish inc eased, the number of acts increased. Similarly, change in the size of the Jewish population showed a direct association