scholarly journals Ethnic Identity, Multiculturalism, and Their Interrelationships: Differences between Jewish and Arab Students

2016 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 9-28 ◽  
Author(s):  
Meirav Hen ◽  
Eran Kraus ◽  
Marina Goroshit
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Ethnic Identity ◽  
Ethnic Group ◽  
Ethnic Identification ◽  
Dominant Culture ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
Jewish Students ◽  
Arab Students ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Group Effects

AbstractThe present research investigates the differences in attitudes toward multiculturalism and the level of ethnic identification among Arab and Jewish students in Israel. In addition, ethnic group effects on the relationship between the two variables were examined. Based on a sample of 142 college students, the findings indicated that Arab students showed more positive attitudes toward multiculturalism and a higher level of ethnic identity. Furthermore, the ethnic group had a significant effect on the relationships between ethnic identity and multiculturalism. For Jewish students the effect of ethnic identity on overall multiculturalism was significantly negative, while for Arab students it was positive, but not significant. These findings stress the importance of understanding the college multicultural climate at both interpersonal and institutional levels and of assessing its impact on both dominant and non-dominant culture students.

scholarly journals Multiculturalism as a Mediator of Ethnic Identity and National Identity among Javanese Adolescents

2021 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 108-115
Author(s):  
Acintya Ratna Priwati ◽  
Adelia Krishna Putri ◽  
Valendra Granitha Shandika Puri ◽  
Annisa Ardi Ayuningtya ◽  
Wenty Marina Minza ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Ethnic Identity ◽  
National Identity ◽  
Ethnic Group ◽  
Mediation Model ◽  
Measurement Scales ◽  
Current Finding ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Related Theme

The development of national identity in a highly multicultural nation begins by identifying oneself to a particular ethnic group and realizing that multiculturalism is the bridge between both identities. This research aims to discover the link between national identity, ethnic identity, and multiculturalism in Indonesia, specifically for Javanese. This study utilized three measurement scales: (1) National Identity Scale to measure national identity; (2) Ethnic Identity Scale to measure the sense of belongingness to the Javanese ethnicity; and (3) Universal Diverse Orientation (UDO), to measure multiculturalism. This study's participants consist of 441 college students in Yogyakarta (male = 115; female = 326), ranging from 17 to 21. The regression analysis result shows that the mediation model supports this research hypothesis, namely that multiculturalism mediates the relationship between ethnic identity and national identity. Therefore, the current finding generates a new conception regarding the related theme.

From theory to practice: Jewish and Arabs students in academia practice multicultural education

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Asmahan Masry-Herzallah ◽  
Meital Amzalag
Keyword(s):  
Graduate Students ◽  
Multicultural Education ◽  
Older Students ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Global Era ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
Jewish Students ◽  
Arab Students ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Faculty Of Education

PurposeThe research examined factors of academic studies as perceived by Jewish and Arab students in Israel, and changes in their implementation of activities in a multicultural context in the field of education, comparing between undergraduates studying for a BA in education and graduate students for MA in education and attending a course titled “Multiculturalism in the Global Era”.Design/methodology/approachThe findings are derived from a questionnaire distributed to Arab and Jewish students (N = 434), studying together in the Faculty of Education of one academic college in Israel. In total, 251 of them were graduate students, and 183 who were undergraduates.FindingsIt was found that insofar as the students from either programme acquired knowledge and tools regarding multiculturalism, they reported (1) more positive attitudes regarding the “Other” group and regarding multiculturalism, (2) implementation of a larger number of activities relating to multiculturalism in the field of education, (3) Arab students performed more activities in multicultural contexts and (4) older students performed a larger number of activities in multicultural contexts. The research findings also indicated a direct relation between participation in the course and activities conducted in the field of education. In addition, students' acquiring of knowledge on multiculturalism mediated the relation between participation in the course and implementation of multicultural activities in the field of education.Originality/valueThe research stresses the importance of higher education institutions in promoting knowledge and practice of multiculturalism in Israeli society.

scholarly journals The relationship between the characteristics of Ethnic Identity and Psychosemantic Characteristics of Experiencing (‘Perezhivanie’) Interethnic Relations of Palestinian Muslims in the multinational Levant Region

2022 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 962-984
Author(s):  
L. F. Fakhrutdinova ◽  
S. T. M. Shauamri
Keyword(s):  
Ethnic Identity ◽  
Ethnic Group ◽  
External Environment ◽  
The Self ◽  
Self Awareness ◽  
Interethnic Relations ◽  
The Real ◽  
Development Processes ◽  
Real Self ◽  
The Relationship

This paper presents the results of analyzing the psychological patterns of the development of ethnic identity and interethnic relations in the multinational Levant Region, where interethnic confrontation between Palestinians and Israelis has been noted in recent years. The main aim of the research is to reveal the relationship between the characteristics of Ethnic Identity and the Experience (“perezhivanie”) of Interethnic Relations of Palestinian Muslims in the multicultural Levant Region. In the process of investigating into ethnic self-awareness the authors used the Leary Test, the Semantic Diff erential of “Perezhivanie” ‘Experiencing’ Questionnaire by L.R. Fakhrutdinova aimed at studying the psychosemantic characteristics of the “perezhivanie” ‘experiencing’. The research has displayed that Ethnic Identity is a self-developing phenomenon, basically infl uenced by both the infrastructural relations and positions of ethnic self-awareness, and the processes associated with the relations of ethnic self-awareness with the external environment, with other ethnic groups. The most active points of development have been identifi ed. So, in intrastructural relations, they are active as ratios of I-real and I-mirror with a stronger position of I-ideal, since practically all dimensions of I-real and I-ideal (dominance, egoism, suspicion, etc.) have shown signifi cant diff erences that testify to the points and directions of development of ethnic self-awareness; positions in the relationship between the real self and the mirror self also exerted an active infl uence. The points of confl ict of the structures of ethnic self-consciousness were found, where, when the points of development coincided, the direction of development was diff erent. Thus, suspicion, obedience, dependence, friendliness, integrative indicators of dominance and friendliness have shown themselves to be confl ict points refl ecting confl ict zones between the infl uence of an external ethnic group (mirror self) and self-development processes manifested through the ideal self. In the situation of relations with the external environment, the most active was shown by the self-mirror, which infl uences the development of the subjectivity of the ethnic group through the components of the experience of the Palestinian-Israeli crisis. The infl uence of the real self on the characteristics of the “perezhivanie” ‘experiencing’ of the PalestinianIsraeli crisis was also manifested, and therefore, through the components of the “perezhivanie” ‘experiencing’ of this impression on the development of the self-awareness of the ethnic group.

scholarly journals Arab American College Students: What Predicts Their Engagement with the Israeli/Palestinian Conflict?

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manal Yazbak Abu Ahmad ◽  
Adrienne Dessel ◽  
Noor Ali
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Jewish History ◽  
College Campuses ◽  
Arab American ◽  
Growing Up ◽  
Dependent Variables ◽  
History Of ◽  
Jewish Students ◽  
Arab Students ◽  
Arab Schools

Arab and Jewish U.S. college students are impacted by the Israeli/Palestinian (I/P) conflict and heated interactions among students have erupted across campuses. There is a dearth of research on Arab American student perspectives on this conflict and on their interactions with Jewish students in higher education settings. This study seeks to further our understanding of these topics by reporting on a quantitative survey of Arab American college students (n=66). We examined dependent variables of Arab students seeking education on the I/P conflict, and interest in collaborating with Jewish students for peace. Independent variables were gender, religion, having Jewish friends, learning about Jewish history of oppression, growing up in Arab schools and communities, and parents’ and own views about Palestine. Multiple regression analysis indicates being male, believing Palestine is important, learning about Jewish history of oppression, and having parents with pro-Palestinian and anti-Israel attitudes predicted students’ seeking out education about the conflict. Being male, Christian, having friends who are Jewish and wanting opportunities to talk with Jews about the conflict predicted higher interest in Arab students’ wanting to collaborate with Jewish students for peace. Implications for working with these two groups on college campuses given both the tensions in the Middle East and experiences of Arab American college students are discussed and future recommendations are made for educational settings.

scholarly journals College students’ perceptions of a caring climate in group physical activity classes

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 99-106 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aubrey Newland ◽  
Maria Newton ◽  
Andrea Stark ◽  
Leslie Podlog ◽  
Morgan Hall
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
College Students ◽  
High School ◽  
Martial Arts ◽  
Psychological Climate ◽  
College Age ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
Mountain West ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Physical Activity Classes

Summary Study aim: Research suggests that physical activity rates decline sharply after high school. The pattern of activity or inactivity during college tends to persist into adulthood. A critical need exists for examination of strategies to engage college-age students in physical activity habits. One way to do this is through physical activity courses offered in colleges. This study examines the relationship between perceptions of a caring psychological climate and group connectedness, enjoyment, and attitudes toward classmates and the instructor in group physical activity courses. Material and methods: Participants were 174 students (107 males and 67 females; Mage = 21.71) enrolled in exercise, martial arts, and sports courses at a large university in the Mountain West. Results: Perceptions of a caring climate were significantly related to enhanced feelings of group connectedness, heightened enjoyment, and more positive attitudes toward classmates and instructor. Discussion: These findings suggest that a strategy to foster engagement in physical activity courses on campus is to train instructors to value, support, and welcome students.

The stratified middle class and the formation of ethnic identities

Ethnicities ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 146879682110253
Author(s):  
Guy Abutbul Selinger ◽  
Avraham Shnider
Keyword(s):  
Ethnic Identity ◽  
Middle Class ◽  
Current Literature ◽  
Ethnic Identities ◽  
Ethnic Identification ◽  
Middle Classes ◽  
Ethnic Boundaries ◽  
Minority Adolescents ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Minority Ethnic

This article analyzes the relationship between middle-class belonging and minority ethnic identification through the narratives of Israeli adolescents in contrasting middle-class spaces. While current literature suggests that middle-class belonging will either weaken or strengthen ethnic identification, this paper demonstrates that the effect of class on ethnic identity varies between different spaces. Analyzing the narratives of 52 middle-class minority adolescents shows that spatial ethnic boundaries operating in the rural middle class lead these adolescents to construct a salient ethnic identity that can produce feelings of incongruence and subordination. However, in the urban middle-class, where spatial ethnic boundaries are less significant, adolescents develop a thin, interchangeable ethnic identity in accordance with shallow and superficial public classifications. These findings demonstrate that the middle classes are not monolithic but diverse within themselves, and point to the need to study the variety of ways diverse middle classes can affect the shaping of minority ethnic identification.

Voting for an ethnic identity: procedural and institutional responses to ethnic conflict in Ethiopia

2007 ◽  
Vol 45 (4) ◽  
pp. 565-594 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lahra Smith
Keyword(s):  
Ethnic Identity ◽  
Ethnic Group ◽  
Political Institutions ◽  
Democratic Transition ◽  
Political Power ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Divided Societies ◽  
Institutional Responses ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
The Relationship

ABSTRACTThe literature on democratisation in diverse and divided societies suggests that procedural and institutional innovations can help create the conditions for democracy by adjudicating among groups with competing claims for recognition and inclusion. Some of the most critical assumptions about the relationship between ethnic identity and formal political institutions have been tested in Ethiopia since the early 1990s. Ethnic federalism is a unique and controversial attempt to account for the contested nature of ethnic identities in contemporary Ethiopian politics through a variety of mechanisms, including the use of a referendum to determine ethnic identity. In 2001 the Siltie people voted to separate from the Gurage ethnic group. With this political manoeuvre, the Siltie accessed greater levels of political power and greater resources, but also recognition under the constitutional arrangement as a distinct ethnic group. The Siltie case suggests that formal political institutions have a limited, though important, role in resolving contested citizenship claims. At the same time, it raises vital questions about the challenges of procedural solutions in the context of contested citizenship and democratic transition in sub-Saharan Africa.

Ethnic Identity and Orientation to White American Culture Are Linked to Well-Being Among American Indians – But in Different Ways

2014 ◽  
Vol 45 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-14 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Schiefer ◽  
Barbara Krahé
Keyword(s):  
Ethnic Identity ◽  
American Indians ◽  
Learned Helplessness ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
American Culture ◽  
Well Being ◽  
White American ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
Mainstream Culture ◽  
The Relationship

This study examined the relationship between ethnic identity, orientation toward the White mainstream culture, and psychological well-being among American Indians. In the light of the unique history of American Indians, we investigated the relationship between identification with the American Indian ingroup, orientation toward the dominant White American culture (in terms of showing behavior typical for White mainstream culture as well as positive attitudes and feelings of belonging to White American culture), and self-efficacy and learned helplessness as indicators of psychological well-being. Structural equation analyses with an adolescent and an adult sample revealed a positive relationship between ethnic identity and self-efficacy but no link with learned helplessness. The tendency to show behavior typical for White mainstream culture was associated with higher self-efficacy in both samples and with lower helplessness in the adult subsample. White American orientation in the form of positive attitudes and sense of belonging were associated with higher helplessness in both samples and with lower self-efficacy among adults. The findings are discussed in terms of the role of both ethnic identity and the orientation toward the mainstream culture for well-being among American Indians, focusing on the distinct relations of White American behavior versus White American affiliation with well-being in American Indians.

scholarly journals Understanding sensitive cultural through daily conversation in urban society in Makassar

2021 ◽  
pp. 295-306
Author(s):  
Muhammad Basir
Keyword(s):  
Ethnic Group ◽  
Ethnic Groups ◽  
Urban Society ◽  
Ethnic Relations ◽  
Interaction Patterns ◽  
Cultural Patterns ◽  
Dominant Culture ◽  
South Sulawesi ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
The City

This paper aims to describe how sensitive cultural may be a pattern of words and actions that should be played according to social status. This sensitive culture is ideal for each ethnic group supporting the culture. If each does not play it according to its status, it can cause misunderstanding and even conflict. Therefore, the relationship between ethnicity, immigrants, and ethnic minorities needs to be sensitive to indigenous nationalities and dominant cultural understanding. The methodology used in obtaining the data uses a qualitative approach to data collection techniques: observation and interviews. The location of the research is Makassar City, South Sulawesi, Indonesia. The results show that the city of Makassar, which is still dominated by a single ethnic group of the Bugis-Makassar to be ideal in inter-ethnic relations, uses interaction patterns of the pattern of the dominant ethnic culture or ethnic original. Thus, it should be understood by all ethnic groups who live in the city, whether its status as indigenous or tribal settlers, so that the inter-ethnic relations be harmonious. Makassar, a multi-ethnic city, is still dominated by ethnic Bugis-Makassar. At the same time, the original ethnic and cultural patterns become ideal interaction patterns in the city. As for ethnic immigrants, for example, ethnic Toraja, Mandar, Java, Ambon, Papua New Guinea, NTT, NTB, Batak, Padang, Chinese, Arabic, Padoe, and others, must understand its status as an immigrant minority, must be adaptive and be accepted in its interaction with the ethnic dominant. Therefore, as ethnic immigrants in the exchange must follow the pattern of interaction patterns in one's ideals by the dominant ethnic group, whether it be words or actions, said eg Iye, iyo, ba, iya, tabe, kita, kau, daeng, katte. Besides that, there are also rude words, namely tai laso or tai baro, nassundala’, and suntili’. It is undoubtedly susceptible when there are ethnic immigrants who do not language and act as the dominant culture because it can be considered not adaptive or do not respect an indigenous culture as a manifestation of the ideal of the dominant ethnic groups.

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