of general comparative sociology. Syllabi collections 1946 syllabus In 1946, Kurt H. Wolff, a student of Karl Mannheim, published “An Elementary Syllabus in the Sociology of the Jews” in Social Forces, a notable sociology journal. Wolff's aim was to provide an aid to including material on Jews in courses on race relations, social disorganization, minorities, and/or introductory sociology. Wolff's syllabus focused on three topics: Demographic changes following the aftermath of World War II and the Holocaust The "ethnic identifiability" of Jews Antisemitism Later scholars have noted that Wolff's syllabus on the Sociology of Jewry sought to study external structures but ignored the internal dynamics of the Jewish community. 1992 ASA syllabi collection In 1992, Rabbi Jack Nusan Porter edited the first syllabus collection and curriculum guide on the Sociology of Jewry. The collection was published by the American Sociological Association (ASA). The collection included individual syllabi on the sociology of Jews from 34 colleges and universities. However, Porter found that many of the syllabi focused exclusively on Jewish life in America. And only 10 out of 34 syllabi were from sociology departments. 2007 ASA syllabi collection Paul Burstein of the University of Washington compiled an updated collection of syllabi on the sociology of Jewry. This collection was published by the American Sociological Association (ASA) in 2007. In his work, Burstein focuses on the following themes: Comparative historical approach, examining changing and evolving patterns of Jewish life in the last few hundred years Jewish life in North America, though focusing mostly on the United States Jewish life in Israel The Holocaust Burstein notes gaps in specific areas. For example, while Black-Jewish relations in the U.S. is covered in the syllabi, relations between Jews and other groups is not. Also, there are few areas covered outside of American and Israeli Jewry. See also Jewish studies Wissenschaft des Judentums, the nineteenth-century Jewish studies movement in Germany References Cultural studies Sociology Jewish society Sociology Sociology Jewry