Editor's Notes

2007 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. i-ii
Keyword(s):  
Social Justice ◽  
Ethnic Group ◽  
Ethnic Groups ◽  
Subject Matter ◽  
General Public ◽  
Ethnic Studies ◽  
Ethnic Communities ◽  
The Social ◽  
Institutional Challenges ◽  
Group Experience

This double issue features a range of articles which explore topics, issues and subject matter important to ethnic studies scholars, students, and the general public. In an important interdisciplinary way, these articles are each interdisciplinary explorations into the multi varied ethnic group experience. Some of these pieces provide research focused examinations of the life and living in ethnic communities. Other articles provide literary analyses of the challenges and rewards of life in ethnic communities. Still other articles offer critical perspectives regarding the social justice challenges facing ethnic groups as they attempt to successfully navigate institutional challenges still impeding the quest for social justice.

scholarly journals Memaknai Upacara Kematian dalam Bingkai Lokalitas Budaya Indonesia: Studi Kasus Tiga Cerpen Pilihan Kompas

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 14-22
Author(s):  
Awla akbar Ilma ◽  
Puri Bakthawar
Keyword(s):  
Short Stories ◽  
Ethnic Group ◽  
Ethnic Groups ◽  
Social Environment ◽  
Short Story ◽  
Natural World ◽  
The Body ◽  
Death Event ◽  
The Social ◽  
Plural Society

Indonesian is a multicultural plural society. Therefore, almost every ethnic group in Indonesia has varied tradition and culture, especially in responding to the phenomenon of obsequies through unique ceremonies and symbols. The research aims to examine how people in several ethnic groups responded to the death event through traditional ceremonies represented by literary works, especially short stories in the 2014-2017 Kompas Selections. Samples to be used in this study are the short story "In the Body of the Tarra, in the Womb of the Tree" by Faisal Oddang in 2014, the short story "Linuwih Aroma Jarik Baru" by Anggun Prameswari in 2015, and the short story "Kasur Tanah" by Muna Masyari in 2017. Results research shows that the three short stories elevate and interpret the tradition of obsequies in Javanese, Madura, and Toraja cultures. In Javanese society, kawung batik is a symbol of man's separation from the natural world. In Madurese society, Sortana is a "gift" of human separation from the social environment. In Toraja society, the tradition of passiliran becomes a symbol of the reuniting of humans with nature as the original.

scholarly journals Relationship between Trust and Acculturation Attitudes (With Ukrainians in Russia and Russians in Latvia as an Example)

2016 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 76-84 ◽  
Author(s):  
A.N. Tatarko
Keyword(s):  
Ethnic Group ◽  
Ethnic Groups ◽  
Generalized Trust ◽  
Acculturation Strategies ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
The Social ◽  
Societal Level ◽  
Acculturation Attitudes ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Separation Strategy

This research focuses on the relationship between various types of trust and acculturation strategies (according to J. Berry’s model) in ethnic minorities and migrants. Trust is a major resource both of an individual and society. On the individual level it is considered as a component of the social psychological capital of personality, and on the societal level — as a core part of the social capital of the society. This study aimed to test the assumption that generalized trust in migrants or minorities is related to their preferred acculturation strategies and that this relationship is mediated by more particular types of trust, such as trust in representa- tives of own ethnic group and trust in representatives of other ethnic groups. The study involved Russians living in Riga, Latvia (N=336) and Ukrainian migrants who have been living in Moscow for approximately 1,5 years (N=80). The outcomes show that generalized trust and trust in representative of non-ethnic groups correlate with the choice of acculturation strategies aimed at integration with the society. Trust in representatives of own ethnic group correlates positively with the choice of the “Separation” strategy.

scholarly journals A RISE AND PROGRESSION OF MIGRATION AND ETHNICITY STUDIES IN JAPAN’S SOCIOLOGY

2018 ◽  
pp. 0
Author(s):  
Tetsuo MIZUKAM
Keyword(s):  
Ethnic Studies ◽  
Ethnic Communities ◽  
Specific Field ◽  
Social Lives ◽  
The Social ◽  
Recent Developments ◽  
Primary Focus ◽  
Successive Generations ◽  
Public Concerns ◽  
The Way

This paper aims to provide an overview of migration and ethnic studies in Japan’s sociology and gives primary attention to some well-known sociological works. A dramatic change to the way ethnicity and related matters are understood in Japan occurred in the mid-1980s due to a significant increase in the arrival of foreigners to the country. This encouraged the field of migration and ethnicity studies, and such research has flourished ever since. In what can be described as a ‘new dawn’ for this specific field of studies, there have recently been various examples of the ethnographic documentation of fieldwork conducted in Japan’s ethnic communities. Prior to these more recent developments, the primary focus of migration and ethnicity studies was in the social lives of many Korean residents in Japan throughout their successive generations. However, the development of the study to focus upon ‘newcomers’ as newly arrived foreigners, has in turn brought about a sustained re-focusing upon the ‘old-comers.’ Now issues of migrant-intake have become public concerns, and the Japanese government’s policies have recently become more open than those in previous periods.

scholarly journals Comparing demographics of signatories to public letters on diversity in the mathematical sciences

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chad Topaz ◽  
James Cart ◽  
Carrie Diaz Eaton ◽  
Anelise Hanson Shrout ◽  
Jude A. Higdon ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Social Justice ◽  
Ethnic Groups ◽  
American Mathematical Society ◽  
White Men ◽  
Mathematical Achievement ◽  
Mathematical Society ◽  
Empirical Results ◽  
The Social ◽  
Mathematical Sciences

In its December 2019 edition, the Notices of the American Mathematical Society published an essay critical of the use of diversity statements in academic hiring. The publication of this essay prompted many responses, including three public letters circulated within the mathematical sciences community. Each letter was signed by hundreds of people and was published online, also by the American Mathematical Society. We report on a study of the signatories' demographics, which we infer using a crowdsourcing approach. Letter A highlights diversity and social justice. The pool of signatories contains relatively more individuals inferred to be women and/or members of underrepresented ethnic groups. Moreover, this pool is diverse with respect to the levels of professional security and types of academic institutions represented. Letter B does not comment on diversity, but rather, asks for discussion and debate. This letter was signed by a strong majority of individuals inferred to be white men in professionally secure positions at highly research intensive universities. Letter C speaks out specifically against diversity statements, calling them "a mistake," and claiming that their usage during early stages of faculty hiring "diminishes mathematical achievement." Individuals who signed both Letters B and C, that is, signatories who both privilege debate and oppose diversity statements, are overwhelmingly inferred to be tenured white men at highly research intensive universities. Our empirical results are consistent with theories of power drawn from the social sciences.

Editor's Notes

2009 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. i-ii
Author(s):  
Otis L. Scott
Keyword(s):  
Ethnic Groups ◽  
Ethnic Studies ◽  
Ethnic Communities ◽  
United State ◽  
Opportunities For Learning

The scholarly narratives comprising the ethnic studies project take into the multidimensional worlds of diverse ethnic communities both in the United State and abroad. Using the conceptual, analytical and experiential lenses of ethnic studies scholars we are presented opportunities for learning more about the multifarious experiences of ethnic groups.

Portals and Praxis in Japanese American Public History

2016 ◽  
Vol 98 (3) ◽  
pp. 259-274
Author(s):  
Cherstin M. Lyon
Keyword(s):  
Social Justice ◽  
Asian American ◽  
General Public ◽  
Public History ◽  
Ethnic Studies ◽  
Problem Posing ◽  
Japanese American ◽  
Museum Collections ◽  
The Public ◽  
Asian American History

The rise of Asian American History and Ethnic Studies courses, decentered whiteness in museum collections and exhibitions, and ethnic preservation activism all have the potential to inform and sensitize the general public in the same sense advocated by revolutionary thinker Paulo Freire. Ideally, they are all forms of problem-posing education that deeply engages and activates the public on behalf of social justice for the excluded or oppressed.

Social Integration amongst Communities of Balinese Ethnic and Sasak Ethnic Based on Competence of Traditional Cultural at Bayan District, North Lombok Regency

2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 29
Author(s):  
I Wayan Ardhi Wirawan
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Identity ◽  
Social Integration ◽  
Ethnic Groups ◽  
Social Solidarity ◽  
Ethnic Communities ◽  
Cultural Arts ◽  
The Social ◽  
Historical Times ◽  
Arts Festival ◽  
Mutual Communication

This study aims to analyze the social integration based on cultural traditional competence amongst communities of Hindu Balinese ethnic and Islam Sasak ethnic in the District Bayan, North Lombok Regency, Indonesia. Based on the results of the research found that differences ethnic and religious can be built a mutual communication which the accumulations can form a social consciousness, which is incorporated in the form of associational ties of culture art group. The symptoms can not be separated from the growth of multiculturalism attitudes since historical times. Amongst community of Hindu Balinese ethnic encounter with the community of Islam Sasak ethnic since the historical have a cultural identity which has been endowed by their ancestor. Cultural identity in each ethnic community has potentially forming acculturation. Traditional cultural competency displayed through cultural arts festival amongst the two ethnic communities as the medium to juxtapose each emotion so the opportunity to melt the barriers differences that exist between the two ethnic groups. That phenomenon has awakened mutualistic communication which was able to construct social solidarity. Art Cultural festival that encapsulates the two ethnic communities was used in social activities carried out by each ethnic communities. The case implies that the social bond amongst people who have different ethnic groups living in the region over the bridge cultural competence.

Ethnic group institutions and electoral clientelism

2017 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 435-447 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eric Kramon
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Literature ◽  
Organizational Structure ◽  
Ethnic Group ◽  
Ethnic Groups ◽  
Religious Groups ◽  
African Countries ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
The Social ◽  
To Receive ◽  
Level Analysis

Individual electoral clientelism involves the allocation of handouts to voters around elections. Why is this strategy common in some contexts but not in others? This article demonstrates that ethnic group institutional structure helps to explain this variation. Where ethnic groups are organized hierarchically and have centralized leadership, politicians leverage this infrastructure to mobilize voters wholesale. Where they are not, politicians forge linkages directly with voters, resulting in more electoral clientelism. I provide evidence from a set of African countries, where there is variation in the social structure of ethnic and religious groups. I show that electoral clientelism is more widespread in countries where ethnic groups have a decentralized organization. An individual-level analysis of electoral clientelism in 15 African countries further shows that members of decentralized groups are most likely to receive electoral handouts. The findings contribute to the comparative literature on clientelism and highlight how the organizational structure of intermediaries can shape strategies of clientelism.

scholarly journals The Cross Ethnic Relationships in Strengthening Social Cohesion in Malaysia

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hairol Anuar Mak Din ◽  
Nor Azlili Hassan ◽  
Mansor Mohd Noor
Keyword(s):  
Ethnic Groups ◽  
Social Cohesion ◽  
Ethnic Studies ◽  
Business Community ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
Federal Constitution ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Everyday ◽  
The Cross ◽  
The Individual

The foundation of developing a nation in Malaysia is based on the integration by which each ethnic identity is maintained and preserved within the Malaysian Federal Constitution. However, there is always a negative perception of the "outsider" on the harmonious condition in Malaysia. This is because they are only influenced by the "talk conflicts" that spreading in the social media as if tomorrow will recur the bloody tragedy of May 13, 1969. Yet, the Institute of Ethnic Studies, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia has clarified that Malaysia is now in the era of social cohesion. In this era, the behavior of Malaysians is at the 'everyday-defined' level, where 'they talk conflict, they walk cohesion' and this is a healthy psychosocial behaviour. Hence, in exploring the strengthening level of social cohesion, a survey was conducted on 554 business community from various ethnic groups who had a direct connection to cross ethnic relationships. The objective of this study is to explore the dimensions of cross ethnic relationships experienced by the business community from various ethnic groups; and to study the impacts of cross ethnic relationships towards social cohesion in Malaysia. This article is a sub topic from a study on social mobility among Malaysian business community by specifying on cross ethnic relationships. There are three levels of ethnic relationships, namely; at the individual level, community level and institutional level. The findings found that the cross ethnic relationships among the business community in Malaysia is positive and significant in strengthening the social cohesion in Malaysia.

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