AbstractsSociology

The occupational distribution and adjustment of the Jewish group in Montreal, as in other metropolitan cities of Western society, are functions of their subordinate status as an ethnic minority. Their occupational pattern is marginal to that of the French and English groups and is characterized by self-sufficiency. Selection of Jews to the fee-earning professions is related to their limited opportunities in the occupational structure and to their cultural background. The occupational adjustment of the Jewish doctor is conceived in terms of his adjustment to the roles arising out of the groups of which he is a part. Hie ethnic identification influences distinctively his participation in Gentile medical institutions in Montreal, and the status he achieves. His clientele and practice are highly coloured ethnically. The development of Jewish medical institutions which parallel Gentile ones, and the assimilation of the doctors to Gentile culture, are part of the process of accommodation of the whole ethnic group to the life of the larger community.