ISBN:
1461404479
Language:
English
Pages:
Online Ressource (647 S.)
Edition:
1. Aufl.
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2011 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Series Statement:
International and Cultural Psychology
Series Statement:
International and Cultural Psychology Ser.
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Handbook of Ethnic Conflict
DDC:
305.8
Keywords:
Ethnic conflict
;
Psychology, clinical
;
Psychology, clinical
;
Electronic books
Abstract:
Rosita D. Albert
Abstract:
Although group conflict is hardly new, the last decade has seen a proliferation of conflicts engaging intrastate ethnic groups. It is estimated that two-thirds of violent conflicts being fought each year in every part of the globe including North America are ethnic conflicts. Unlike traditional warfare, civilians comprise more than 80 percent of the casualties, and the economic and psychological impact on survivors is often so devastating that some experts believe that ethnic conflict is the most destabilizing force in the post-Cold War world. Although these conflicts also have political, econ
Description / Table of Contents:
Handbook of EthnicConflict; Foreword; Preface and Acknowledgements; Contents; Editors; Contributors; 1: Introduction: Models and Theories of Ethnic Conflict*; 1 Introduction; 2 Primordial Theories; 2.1 Contact Theory 2; 2.2 Macro-primordial Theory; 2.3 Instrumental Approaches; 3 Acculturation and Ethnic Conflict; 4 Globalization and Ethnic Conflict; 5 Steps Toward a Synthesis; 6 Plan of this Book; 7 A Final Word; References; Part I: Conflict in the Pacific Rim; 2: Ethnocultural Conflict and Cooperation in Hawai'i; 1 Introduction; 2 Current Status; 2.1 The Ecological and Geographical Context
Description / Table of Contents:
2.2 Ethnocultural Diversity in Hawai'i2.3 Race, Ethnicity, and Culture in Hawai'i; 2.4 Causes of Ethnocultural Conflict; 3 History of Struggle: Contact, Colonization, and Immigration; 4 Consequences; 4.1 Consequences of Contact and Colonization; 4.2 The Colonial Context; 4.3 Processes of Colonization and Decolonization; 4.4 Processes of Decolonization; 4.5 The Plantation System; 4.6 The Construction of an "Interracial Labor Movement"; 4.7 The Development of "Local Culture"; 5 Relevant Theoretical Perspectives and Conceptualizations; 5.1 The Minimal Group Paradigm and Social Identity Theory
Description / Table of Contents:
5.2 Intergroup Contact Theory5.3 The Functionality of Stereotypes; 5.4 Terror Management Theory; 5.5 Integrated Threat Theory ( Stephan & Stephan, 1996); 5.6 Realistic Conflict Theory; 5.7 "Kita", "Kami," and the "We-World"; 5.8 Dehumanization as a Perquisite for Discrimination and Atrocity; 6 Discussion; 6.1 Possible Resolutions; 7 Summary and Conclusions; References; 3: Ethno-Cultural Conflict in Aotearoa /New Zealand: Balancing Indigenous Rights and Multicultural Responsibilities; 1 Ethnic Relations: History and Current Status; 1.1 Colonization: Early Maori and Pakeha Relations
Description / Table of Contents:
1.2 Maori Renaissance and Contemporary Ethnic Relations1.3 Immigration Policy and Practices in Postcolonial New Zealand; 1.4 Recent Immigration Trends; 2 Ethnic Conflict: Causes and Consequences; Case Two: The Desecration of Jewish Graves; 3 Reducing Ethnic Conflict: Possible Solutions; 3.1 Challenges and Aspirations; 4 Enhancing Ethnic Relations: A View to the Future; 5 Summary and Conclusions; References; 4: The Moro Struggle and the Challenge to Peace Building in Mindanao, Southern Philippines*; 1 Introduction: The Land and Peoples of Mindanao, Philippines; 2 History of the Moro Struggle
Description / Table of Contents:
2.1 Pre-Islamic and Islamic Mindanao2.2 Spanish Colonization; 2.3 American Conquest, Amalgamation, and Marginalization; 2.4 The New Philippine State: Marginalization Continues; 2.5 The Moro Struggle; 3 The Different Meanings of the Moro Conflict; 4 Peace-Building Initiatives at the People's Level; 4.1 Nongovernment Organizations and People's Organizations for Peace; 4.2 Communities for Peace: Peace Zones; 4.3 Peace Building Through Academic Institutions; 4.4 Interfaith Dialog and Peace Building; 4.5 Women and Peace in Mindanao; 4.6 Poverty in Moroland: Prospects for Peace and Self-Reliance
Description / Table of Contents:
5 Suggestions for Peace Building Among Peoples in Mindanao
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