Xenia Chryssochoou

Cultural Diversity

Its Social Psychology

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Produktbeschreibung

Cultural Diversity: Its Social Psychology shows how social psychology can contribute to contemporary debates about immigration and multiculturalism. The book focuses on the social psychological processes involved in multicultural societies, especially migration and ethnic relations. It discusses how immigrants and members of minorities deal with acculturation issues, what is the reaction of the receiving societies, and what are the consequences of migration for intergroup relations and societal cohesion. These issues are examined through the presentation of research concerning identity, intergroup relations, social influence, and social representations. In addition, the book addresses issues of citizenship and multiculturalism in relation to the nation-state, European integration, and the North American and Australian experiences. Text panels are included to present key concepts and important research findings, while 20 theoretical snapshots summarize classic and current social psychological theories. This user-friendly book also contains chapter summaries, lists of key words, and suggestions for further reading.This book will help readers to understand the processes that have shaped modern societies and the diversity issues they currently face.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley
• Seitenzahl: 217
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. Januar 2004
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 244mm x 170mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 435g
• ISBN-13: 9780631231233
• ISBN-10: 0631231234
• Artikelnr.: 22281162

Autorenporträt

Xenia Chryssochoou is Lecturer in Psychology at the University of Surrey. She has published widely on identity dynamics within multicultural societies and on the social psychological processes of mobility and migration in modern societies.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword by Serge Moscovici vii
Preface ix
Acknowledgments xiii
Introduction xv
What is Social Psychology About? xvi
Social Psychology and the Study of Multicultural Societies xviii
Cultural Memberships and Understanding of the Social World xx
Beliefs About Acculturation: The Coexistence of Different Cultures Under
the Same Political and Social Organization xxiv
1 Moving Into New Environments: The Perspective of People Belonging to
Non-Dominant Cultural Groups 1
Managing Change, Unfamiliar Environments, and Experiences: Acculturation as
a Major Life-Change Event 4
Transmitting and Retaining One's Cultural Values, and Challenges to
Perceptions of the World and of the Self 12
Becoming a Member of the ''New Society'': Dealing with Devalued/Minority
Identities, Prejudice, and Discrimination 20
2 Receiving Immigrants, Perceiving the Other: Reactions of People Belonging
to Dominant Cultural Groups 33
Social Psychological Theories of Prejudice 35
Representations of Groups: Stereotypes and Social Categorization 42
Prejudice Linked to Racial Differentiation 45
Constructing ''Otherness'': Extreme Problematizations of the Outgroup 52
Feeling Threatened: Identity, Change, and Resources 60
3 Living Together in Culturally Diverse Societies 66
Reducing Prejudice: Contact and Categorization Issues 67
Relationships Between Groups: Issues of Negative and Positive
Interdependence and Power 73
Superordinate Memberships: The Battle for Group Beliefs 85
4 Towards Cultural Diversity: Representations, Identity, and Social
Influence 97
The Nation-State: A Powerful Ingroup 99
Supranational Groups, Multiple Identities, and Founding Myths: Developing
New Projects 112
In the Name of Identity: Self-Knowledge and the Politics of Rights, Claims,
and Recognition in Culturally Diverse Societies 121
Theoretical Snapshots 128
References 181
Index 209