Commentary: South African Contributions to the Study of Intergroup Relations

Pettigrew, Thomas F.

doi:10.1111/j.1540-4560.2010.01653.x

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“…Whereas some of these dimensions are part of the shared communal identity, others split the community into separate sub-groups (on research about the impact of relative deprivation on collective action, see, e.g. Pettigrew, 2010). The findings, then, corroborate the impact of socio-geographic space on collective identity formation (Yiftachel, 2001).…”

Section: Language and Identity In Different Social Spacessupporting

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The complex impact of closeness: studying Arab adolescents in Israel

Tannenbaum

Essa

2012

Language and Intercultural Communication

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This paper examines the relationship between language and identity in the Israeli conflictual situation, exploring the perceptions of Israeli Arab adolescents in two different contexts: a mixed city and a homogeneous Arab town. Adolescents in the mixed city, although more exposed to Hebrew and to Jewish culture, develop a stronger sense of 'Arab' identity than adolescents in the Arab town, who use Hebrew less but have a lower sense of aversion toward it and a weaker 'Arab' identity. The findings highlight the strong association between language and identity and the ambivalence involved in language use in conflictual contexts, contributing to the understanding of language as a mirror of individual dynamics and intergroup relations. The study suggests implications for the local conflict and for adolescents growing up in conflictual contexts in general, as well as the reflection of these conflicts on social, psychological, and linguistic behaviors.

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Section: Language and Identity In Different Social Spacessupporting

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The complex impact of closeness: studying Arab adolescents in Israel

Tannenbaum

Essa

2012

Language and Intercultural Communication

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“…Ultimately, we cannot hope to adjudicate between the prejudice reduction and collective action models of social change in this brief article (for some further discussion see Pettigrew, this issue). In any case, we believe that the implications of these models of social change cannot be evaluated meaningfully in “either‐or” terms.…”

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A Paradox of Integration? Interracial Contact, Prejudice Reduction, and Perceptions of Racial Discrimination

Dixon

Durrheim

Tredoux

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Journal of Social Issues

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A random digit dialing survey (N = 596) investigated the relationship between quantity and quality of interracial contact and Black South Africans' perceptions of racial discrimination in postapartheid society. Results showed that harmonious contact was associated with lower levels of perceived collective discrimination, an effect that was mediated by racial attitudes and personal experiences of racial discrimination. The implications of the survey's findings are discussed in relation

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“…After the transition to democracy and to market economy, the Bulgarian nationalist discourse and constitution highlighted multiculturalism. Ethnic minority members were encouraged to develop a strong identification as a member of the nation “colored” with ethnicity, as Pettigrew (2010) commented about the specificity of interethnic relations in Bulgaria. Today, the inherited ethno-nationalist model is reinterpreted through political and media discourse describing Bulgarian poverty and economic difficulties as having a specific “racial” origin: Roma (see Kligman, 2001).…”

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National Identification Counteracts the Sedative Effect of Positive Intergroup Contact on Ethnic Activism

2017

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Positive intergroup contact with socially and economically advantaged national majorities has been shown to reduce ethnic identification among minorities, thereby undermining ethnic minority activism. This finding implies that ethnic identity is the relevant social identity driving ethnic minorities’ struggle for equality. We argue that the study of the “sedating” effect of positive intergroup contact for minorities should be more nuanced. The existence of multiple and sometimes interplaying social identities can foster a reinterpretation of the meaning of “ethnic” activism. This study therefore examines how the interplay of ethnic and national identities shapes the sedating effect of contact on minority activism. We expect national identification to buffer the sedated activism resulting from reduced ethnic identification. That is, the mediation from intergroup contact to reduced ethnic activism through weakened ethnic identification is expected to be moderated by national identification. With survey data from Bulgaria, we investigated support for ethnic activism among Bulgarian Roma (N = 320) as a function of their contact with the national majority as well as their degree of ethnic and national identification. The predicted moderated mediation was revealed: a negative indirect relationship between contact and activism through decreased ethnic identification occurred among Roma with low national identification, whereas no sedating effect occurred among Roma identifying strongly as members of the Bulgarian nation. We discuss the meaning of national identification for the Roma minority, who experience harsh discrimination in countries where they have been historically settled, as well as convergence of these findings with work on dual identification. We highlight the role of interacting social identities in mobilizing resources for activism and the importance of adopting a critical view on ethnic discourse when studying activism in both traditional and immigrant minorities.

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Commentary: South African Contributions to the Study of Intergroup Relations

Cited by 28 publications

References 50 publications

The complex impact of closeness: studying Arab adolescents in Israel

The complex impact of closeness: studying Arab adolescents in Israel

A Paradox of Integration? Interracial Contact, Prejudice Reduction, and Perceptions of Racial Discrimination

National Identification Counteracts the Sedative Effect of Positive Intergroup Contact on Ethnic Activism

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