Categoria: Categorias e categorização social

O efeito da guerra na mente infantil

Artigo publicado: Ethnic Challenges to Colombia’s Territorial Regimes

Título: Contested Territoriality: Ethnic Challenges to Colombia’s Territorial Regimes

Autora: MARCELA VELASCO

Periódico: Bulletin of Latin American Research, 30, 1

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This article studies ethnic social movement autonomy claims in three regions of Colombia. It maintains that place-based and regime-specific political processes condition institutional change affecting common property regimes. The article finds that to assert local self-determination and territorial control, ethnic social movements (a) respond to territorial regimes threatening local autonomy; (b) use innovative tactics to negotiate autonomy; and (c) engage in deliberation to redefine identities and understand the conditions limiting local autonomy.

Estereótipos e publicidade: children see, children do

Artigo publicado: Understanding Immigrants’ Experiences: Reflections on Ken Dion’s Research Contributions

Título: Understanding Immigrants’ Experiences: Reflections on Ken Dion’s Research Contributions

Autora: Karen Kisiel Dion

Periódico: Journal of Social Issues, 66, 4, 648-652

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This article focuses on Ken Dion’s contributions to a central issue for understanding the psychology of immigration: namely, intergroup relations and immigrants’ experiences. Immigrants face many challenges, including the experience of prejudice and discrimination directed toward them by others already residing in the society to which they have immigrated. Ken’s research focused on the perspective of those who are the targets of discrimination. After briefly describing his early seminal work on the social psychology of reported discrimination, his later contributions to this area are discussed, in particular, his involvement in interdisciplinary collaborative research pertaining to immigration which provided unique opportunities to further develop and test his ideas.

Italianity: the cult of italian stereotypes (3)

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Artigo publicado: Psychological Perspectives on Immigration

Título: Psychological Perspectives on Immigration

Autores: Victoria M. Esses, Kay Deaux, Richard N. Lalonde and Rupert Brown

Periódico: Journal of Social Issues, 66, 4, 635-647

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We introduce this issue by describing recent trends in migration and immigration policy, and the challenges faced by immigrants and by immigrant-receiving nations around the world. We then discuss the many contributions that psychology can make to understanding and optimizing the benefits of migration from the perspective of both immigrants and members of host societies. The article concludes by providing an overview of the rationale, organization, and content of the issue, including a brief description of each article.

Italianity: the cult of italian stereotypes (2)

Fonte: http://funstuffcafe.com

Artigo publicado: exploring the Impact of Educational Television and Parent–Child Discussions on Children’s Racial Attitudes

Título: Exploring the Impact of Educational Television and Parent–Child Discussions on Children’s Racial Attitudes

Autores: Brigitte Vittrup and George W. Holden

Periódico: Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy, 9, 1

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The purpose of this study was to test the potential of educational television and parent–child discussions about race to change White children’s attitudes toward Blacks. Ninety-three White children ages 5–7 and their parents participated. Families were randomly assigned into three experimental groups and one control group. Those in the experimental groups were asked either to show their children five educational videos, with or without additional discussions, or to have race-related discussions with their children without the videos. Improvements were seen in children’s out-group attitudes in both the video and discussion groups, whereas in-group attitudes decreased for those who watched videos and had discussions with their parents. Results revealed lack of parental compliance. Even when instructed to do so, only 10% of parents reported having in-depth race-related discussions with their children. Children’s racial attitudes were not significantly correlated with those of their parents, but children’s perceptions of their parents’ attitudes were positively correlated with their own. Reasons for parents’ reticence about race discussions, their outcome implications, and directions for future research and intervention are discussed.

Italianity: the cult of italian stereotypes (1)

Fonte: http://funstuffcafe.com/

Artigo publicado: How Ideological Attitudes Predict Host Society Members’ Attitudes toward Immigrants

Título: How Ideological Attitudes Predict Host Society Members’ Attitudes toward Immigrants

Autores: Roberto González, David Sirlopú and Thomas Kessler

Periódico: Journal of Social Issues, 66, 4, 803-824

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A special Latin American acculturative context is currently developing in Chile in which native Chileans have contact with several immigrant groups, particularly newcomers from Peru. This study examines several intergroup variables including contact, national and Latino American identities, group distinctiveness, realistic threat, intergroup anxiety, and acculturation preferences as predictors of prejudice on the part of both Chilean natives and Peruvian immigrants. Three hundred Peruvian immigrants (194 females and 106 males) and 300 Chileans (199 females and 101 males) participated in the study. Acculturation preferences, perceived group distinctiveness, and especially intergroup contact were shown to be important predictors of prejudice toward out-group members. Intergroup anxiety and realistic threat mediated some of these effects. The pattern of these results also varied as a function of nationality. Theoretical as well as practical implications for further research are discussed.