Conflicts between different racial, ethnic, national and other social groups are becoming more and more salient. One of the main sources of these internal conflicts is social and economic inequality, in particular the increasing disparities between majority and minority groups. Even societies that had been successful in dealing with external conflicts and making the transition from war to peace have realized that this does not automatically resolve internal conflicts. On the contrary, the resolution of external conflicts may even sharpen the internal ones. This volume, a joint publication of…mehr
Conflicts between different racial, ethnic, national and other social groups are becoming more and more salient. One of the main sources of these internal conflicts is social and economic inequality, in particular the increasing disparities between majority and minority groups. Even societies that had been successful in dealing with external conflicts and making the transition from war to peace have realized that this does not automatically resolve internal conflicts. On the contrary, the resolution of external conflicts may even sharpen the internal ones. This volume, a joint publication of the University of Haifa and the International Center for Graduate Studies (ICGS) at the University of Hamburg, addresses questions of how to deal with internal issues of social inequality and cultural diversity and, at the same time, how to build a shared civility among their different national, ethnic, religious and social groups.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Rosemarie Mielke is Professor for Educational Psychology at the University of Hamburg. She has published books on attitude and behavior and self related concepts like control, self-monitoring, self-efficacy and social identity. Her present research projects deal with strategies to cope with "negative" social identity, the influence of (minority/majority) group membership on self-evaluation and achievement behavior and the relationship between self-concept, values and the ethics of biogenetics.
Inhaltsangabe
List of Figures and Tables Preface Introduction: Education, Multiculturalism, and Empowerment of Minorities - An Overview Majid Al-Haj and Rosemarie Mielke PART I: GENERAL OVERVIEW Chapter 1. Stories of Struggle: Transnational Advocacy and Democracy Education Gordon Mitchell Chapter 2. What's Going on between Members of Majorities and Minorities? Contributions from Social Psychology Rosemarie Mielke Chapter 3. Talking at Cross-purposes: Misunderstanding in Intercultural Communication Juliane House PART II: THE ISRAELI CASE Chapter 4. A Curriculum between Conflict and Peace: The Teaching of History in Jewish and Arab Schools in Israel Majid Al-Haj Chapter 5. The Evolving Arab Reception of the Holocaust and Palestinian Textbooks: A Contribution to Democracy and Peace Education? Schirin Fathi Chapter 6. Police-minority Relations in a Multicultural Society: The Israeli Case Badi Hasisi Chapter 7. On the Central Role of "Threat Perception" in Mediating the Influence of Socioeconomic Factors on Xenophobic Attitudes Eran Halperin, Daphna Canetti-Nisim, and Ami Pedahzur Chapter 8. A Multimedia Lexicon as a Tool for Increasing Societal Tolerance Oz Almog and Tami Almog Chapter 9. When Gender Differences Surpass Cultural Differences in Personal Satisfaction with Body Shape in Israeli College Students Marilyn P. Safir, Shimrit Flaisher-Kellner, and Amir Rosenmann Chapter 10. Postcolonial Feminism, the Politics of Identification, and the Liberal Bargain Amalia Sa'ar PART III: THE GERMAN CASE Chapter 11. Acculturation Attitudes and Bilingual Classrooms in Germany. The Portuguese-German Example Joana Duarte Chapter 12. "Not Always Proud to be American": The Reconstruction of National Identity by Americans Residing in Germany Inke Du Bois Chapter 13. Oral Mistake Corrections in Second-language Classrooms Olga Visbal Chapter 14. Intercultural Competence in Management Consultancies in Germany: Does It Exist? Melissa Lamson Notes on Contributors Index of Names Index of Subjects
List of Figures and Tables Preface Introduction: Education, Multiculturalism, and Empowerment of Minorities - An Overview Majid Al-Haj and Rosemarie Mielke PART I: GENERAL OVERVIEW Chapter 1. Stories of Struggle: Transnational Advocacy and Democracy Education Gordon Mitchell Chapter 2. What's Going on between Members of Majorities and Minorities? Contributions from Social Psychology Rosemarie Mielke Chapter 3. Talking at Cross-purposes: Misunderstanding in Intercultural Communication Juliane House PART II: THE ISRAELI CASE Chapter 4. A Curriculum between Conflict and Peace: The Teaching of History in Jewish and Arab Schools in Israel Majid Al-Haj Chapter 5. The Evolving Arab Reception of the Holocaust and Palestinian Textbooks: A Contribution to Democracy and Peace Education? Schirin Fathi Chapter 6. Police-minority Relations in a Multicultural Society: The Israeli Case Badi Hasisi Chapter 7. On the Central Role of "Threat Perception" in Mediating the Influence of Socioeconomic Factors on Xenophobic Attitudes Eran Halperin, Daphna Canetti-Nisim, and Ami Pedahzur Chapter 8. A Multimedia Lexicon as a Tool for Increasing Societal Tolerance Oz Almog and Tami Almog Chapter 9. When Gender Differences Surpass Cultural Differences in Personal Satisfaction with Body Shape in Israeli College Students Marilyn P. Safir, Shimrit Flaisher-Kellner, and Amir Rosenmann Chapter 10. Postcolonial Feminism, the Politics of Identification, and the Liberal Bargain Amalia Sa'ar PART III: THE GERMAN CASE Chapter 11. Acculturation Attitudes and Bilingual Classrooms in Germany. The Portuguese-German Example Joana Duarte Chapter 12. "Not Always Proud to be American": The Reconstruction of National Identity by Americans Residing in Germany Inke Du Bois Chapter 13. Oral Mistake Corrections in Second-language Classrooms Olga Visbal Chapter 14. Intercultural Competence in Management Consultancies in Germany: Does It Exist? Melissa Lamson Notes on Contributors Index of Names Index of Subjects
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