Cultural Diversity and the Empowerment of Minorities

Perspectives from Israel and Germany

Inbunden, Engelska, 2007

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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.

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Utgivningsdatum2007-12-01
Mått152 x 229 x 18 mm
Vikt553 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor304
FörlagBerghahn Books
ISBN9781845451950

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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.

List of Figures and TablesPrefaceIntroduction: Education, Multiculturalism, and Empowerment of Minorities – An OverviewMajid Al-Haj and Rosemarie MielkePART I: GENERAL OVERVIEWChapter 1. Stories of Struggle: Transnational Advocacy and Democracy EducationGordon MitchellChapter 2. What’s Going on between Members of Majorities and Minorities? Contributions from Social PsychologyRosemarie MielkeChapter 3. Talking at Cross-purposes: Misunderstanding in Intercultural CommunicationJuliane HousePART II: THE ISRAELI CASEChapter 4. A Curriculum between Conflict and Peace: The Teaching of History in Jewish and Arab Schools in IsraelMajid Al-HajChapter 5. The Evolving Arab Reception of the Holocaust and Palestinian Textbooks: A Contribution to Democracy and Peace Education?Schirin FathiChapter 6. Police–minority Relations in a Multicultural Society: The Israeli CaseBadi HasisiChapter 7. On the Central Role of “Threat Perception” in Mediating the Influence of Socioeconomic Factors on Xenophobic AttitudesEran Halperin, Daphna Canetti-Nisim, and Ami PedahzurChapter 8. A Multimedia Lexicon as a Tool for Increasing Societal ToleranceOz Almog and Tami AlmogChapter 9. When Gender Differences Surpass Cultural Differences in Personal Satisfaction with Body Shape in Israeli College StudentsMarilyn P. Safir, Shimrit Flaisher-Kellner, and Amir RosenmannChapter 10. Postcolonial Feminism, the Politics of Identification, and the Liberal BargainAmalia Sa’arPART III: THE GERMAN CASEChapter 11. Acculturation Attitudes and Bilingual Classrooms in Germany. The Portuguese–German ExampleJoana DuarteChapter 12. “Not Always Proud to be American”: The Reconstruction of National Identity by Americans Residing in GermanyInke Du BoisChapter 13. Oral Mistake Corrections in Second-language ClassroomsOlga VisbalChapter 14. Intercultural Competence in Management Consultancies in Germany: Does It Exist?Melissa LamsonNotes on ContributorsIndex of NamesIndex of Subjects

“…this volume makes a valuable contribution to our understanding of the various dynamics and manifestations of conflict underlying majority-minority relations in Israel and Germany. Furthermore, the book makes a unique contribution in its application of democracy education as a means of empowering minorities and alleviating tensions. For these reasons, the book will likely appeal to both policymakers and scholars alike in its reference to a wide range of issues such as education, immigration, and gender issues.” • H-German