scholarly journals Epos as a factor of formation of ethnic identity of a personality (on the example of Republic of Mordovia)

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 93-106 ◽  
Author(s):  
Valentina P. Minichkina ◽  
Elena S. Rus’kina
Keyword(s):  
Ethnic Identity ◽  
Ethnic Group ◽  
Educational Opportunities ◽  
Transfer Of Knowledge ◽  
Cultural Education ◽  
Interethnic Relations ◽  
Important Means ◽  
Cultural Sphere ◽  
Universal Values ◽  
The Individual

The preservation and development of ethnic and cultural diversity of the peoples of Russia, the harmonization of national and interethnic relations can be achieved through the education of a person, a representative of a particular ethnic group (the bearer of its culture), as well as the development of a person, a citizen of one’s country. In other words, it can happen through the formation of ethnic and closely related civil identity of the individual within the framework of ethno-cultural education. In the work the institutional approach is applied to the problem of ethno-cultural education, which reveals its possibilities from the perspective of relationships with the ethnic group, socio-cultural sphere and society. It allows to consider ethno-cultural education not only as a mechanism for the transfer of knowledge and training, but also as a cultural institution, which is an important means of preserving and developing the individual’s human and national identity. Ethno-cultural education employs various methods and means of influence on the individual, aimed at preserving ethnic identity and national worldview. Epos becomes a powerful means of education and preservation of the national genetic code in the younger generation, and the formation of not only national but also universal values. The Mordovian epos “Mastorava” has received world popularity. Its literary version was created by a scholar and a poet A. M. Sharonov on the ancient Erzya and Moksha myths and epic songs. Meanwhile, it remains insufficiently studied, and its educational opportunities remain unrealized. The authors conclude that it is expedient to be included in the process of ethnocultural education in a multinational region by the means of the study of epic works of the peoples inhabiting it, which will contribute to the formation of the ethnic identity of the individual.

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 Ethnonymy of the region as a mirror of ethnic identity

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 ◽  
pp. 74-77
Author(s):  
T. A. Sirotkina ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Ethnic Identity ◽  
Ethnic Group ◽  
The World ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Different Cultures

The article considers the ethnonymy of the region as a mirror of ethnic identity. On the example of the functioning of the names of peoples in the artistic texts of regional authors, the individual components of identity are analyzed and the conclusion is made that this type of language units helps the authors of works to reflect the opposition «one’s friend” in the language picture of the world of any ethnic group, as well as to express the idea of tolerant existence representatives of different cultures in a certain multinational territory.

Managing Ethnicity in African Politics

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christof Hartmann
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Ethnic Identity ◽  
Ethnic Group ◽  
State Building ◽  
Power Sharing ◽  
The Political ◽  
African Countries ◽  
Interethnic Relations ◽  
Civic Nationalism ◽  
Formal Recognition

Political regulation of ethnicity has been a core dimension of state-building in Africa, and a set of different macro-political strategies was applied in African postcolonial states to deal with ethnic heterogeneity. One set of strategies consisted in attempts to completely eliminate political manifestations of ethnicity, violently through genocide (Rwanda, 1994) or mass expulsions of ethnic minorities (Uganda, 1973), consensually through secession of autonomous provinces (Eritrea, 1993; South Sudan, 2005), through legal instruments that ban the political expression of ethnic identity such as party bans, or via coercive variants of assimilation (Rwanda, 2001). An opposing option promoted the formal recognition of ethnicity through consociationalism (Burundi, 2005), ethnic federalism (Ethiopia, 1995), ethnic minority rights (Mauritius), or hegemonic control (apartheid South Africa). Many African countries have instead opted for an informal accommodation of ethnic identity in politics, which combines the pursuit of civic nationalism and ethnic party bans with a de facto recognition of ethnic group rights through informal power-sharing, centripetal institutions, or variants of federalism which shift resources and competencies to subnational levels. The choice of strategies is, however, constrained by how interethnic relations have been shaped in the process of postcolonial state-building. Both strategies of elimination and of formal recognition are applied in ranked societies where one racial or ethnic group managed to take control of the state and in which class corresponded with ethnic affiliation. South Africa, which also belonged to this group, seems to be the only country where a liberal model of civic nation is pursued along with a strong recognition of the country’s diversity in the political and constitutional architecture.

scholarly journals Полиэтничность: от теоретических концепций к практике

2021 ◽  
pp. 7-16
Author(s):  
В.В. Бубликов ◽  
Г.Г. Ермак
Keyword(s):  
Ethnic Identity ◽  
Ethnic Group ◽  
Social Deprivation ◽  
Ethnic Identities ◽  
Russian Society ◽  
Interethnic Relations ◽  
Multiethnic Identity ◽  
Theoretical Approaches ◽  
Cultural Status ◽  
Ethnocultural Diversity

В статье рассматриваются теоретические подходы к исследованию полиэтничности (конструктивизм, инструментализм). В последние десятилетия произошли значительные процессы переоценки содержания понятий «этническая группа» и «этническая идентичность». Широко распространенными стали идеи гибридизации идентичности, возможности наличия множественных этничностей, как вследствие ускорения объективных процессов этнокультурного «смешения» (этнически неоднородные браки, миграция, урбанизация), так и по субъективным причинам (рутинизация иноэтничного). Полиэтничная идентичность, в свою очередь, тоже может иметь различные модели: от стигматизации и социальной депривации до ощущения полиэтничным индивидом более высокого социокультурного статуса. Авторы приходят к выводу, что в целях более адекватного учета этнокультурного разнообразия российского социума, методология проведения переписей населения должна быть изменена в пользу возможности учета нескольких этноидентичностей и информирования населения об этом. Также «легитимация» групп населения с множественной этноидентичностью имеет потенциал гармонизации межэтнических отношений в России, может способствовать распространению идей единой полиэтничной гражданской российской нации. The article discusses theoretical approaches to the study of multiethnicity – constructivism and instrumentalism. In recent decades, the concepts of "ethnic group" and "ethnic identity" have been significantly reassessed. The ideas of identity hybridization and the possibility of multiple ethnicities have become widespread, both as a result of the objective – acceleration of the ethnocultural "mixing" (ethnically heterogeneous marriages, migration, urbanization) and subjective (routinization of different ethnicities) processes. At the same time, multiethnic identity can have different models: from stigmatization and social deprivation to the subjectively higher socio-cultural status of a multiethnic individual. The authors conclude that in order to more adequately take into account the ethnocultural diversity of the Russian society, the methodology of population censuses should be changed in favor of the possibility of choosing multiple ethnic identities and informing the population about it. Also, the "legitimization" of population groups with multiple ethnic identities has the potential to harmonize interethnic relations in Russia and can contribute to the spread of ideas of a single multiethnic civil Russian nation.

Ethnic Group Status Differences in the Ethnic Identity--> Prejudice Relationship

2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wendy Soto ◽  
Dawn Fassih ◽  
Debby Martin ◽  
James Hsiao ◽  
Michele Wittig
Keyword(s):  
Ethnic Identity ◽  
Ethnic Group ◽  
Group Status ◽  
Status Differences

Development of Interethnic Relations in Bosnia and Herzegovina in the First Decades after the Second World War

2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 87-96
Author(s):  
Elena Yu. Guskova
Keyword(s):  
Ethnic Identity ◽  
Bosnia And Herzegovina ◽  
Second World War ◽  
The State ◽  
World War ◽  
Interethnic Relations ◽  
The Republic ◽  
State Of Affairs ◽  
First Time ◽  
Second World

The article is devoted to the analysis of interethnic relations in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) in the 1940s and 1960s. The article is based on materials from the archives of BiH, Croatia, Slovenia, Yugoslavia. The documents show the state of affairs in the Republic – both in the economy and in ideology. In one or another way, all of them reflect the level of tension in the interethnic relations. For the first time, the article presents the discussion on interethnic relations, on the new phenomenon in multinational Yugoslavia – the emergence of a new people in BiH under the name of “Muslim”. The term “Muslims” is used to define the ethnic identity of Bosniaks in the territory of BiH starting from the 1961 census.

scholarly journals Current Manifestations of the Ethnic Identity of Transylvanian Saxons

2015 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 46-65
Author(s):  
Tomáš Drs
Keyword(s):  
Ethnic Identity ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Field Research ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
Interethnic Relations ◽  
Evangelical Church ◽  
Theoretical Concepts ◽  
Majority Culture ◽  
Future Direction ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract The study ‘Current Manifestations of the Ethnic Identity of Transylvanian Saxons’ presents this ethnic minority in Romania. Based on the theoretical concepts of T. H. Eriksen, it deals with the issues of the ethnic identity and its contemporary manifestations in the culture of Transylvanian Saxons. Information gathered during the qualitative field research make it possible to capture changes in the manifestations of the ethnic identity and the relationship between the minority and the majority culture. As a result of modernization processes and large-scale emigration, there has been a change of the group’s mentality, with traditional behaviour patterns and models of social coexistence disintegrating. The need has arisen to revise the ethnic identity of the community. The observed aspects of the ethnic identity include ethnicity and Saxon self-concept, Saxon dialect, Saxon Evangelical Church, festivities, minority education and interethnic relations. Attention is also paid to the opinions of Saxon politicians and intellectuals of the current situation of the society and its future direction.

scholarly journals Indigenous ethnic identity, in-group warmth, and psychological wellbeing: A longitudinal study of Māori

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carla Houkamau ◽  
Petar Milojev ◽  
Lara Greaves ◽  
Kiri Dell ◽  
Chris G Sibley ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ethnic Identity ◽  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Ethnic Group ◽  
Indigenous Peoples ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Strong Relationship ◽  
Cultural Knowledge ◽  
Identity Centrality

AbstractLongitudinal studies into the relationship between affect (positive or negative feelings) towards one’s own ethnic group and wellbeing are rare, particularly for Indigenous peoples. In this paper, we test the longitudinal effects of in-group warmth (a measure of ethnic identity affect) and ethnic identity centrality on three wellbeing measures for New Zealand Māori: life satisfaction (LS), self-esteem (SE), and personal wellbeing (PW). Longitudinal panel data collected from Māori (N = 3803) aged 18 or over throughout seven annual assessments (2009–2015) in the New Zealand Attitudes and Values Study were analyzed using latent trajectory models with structured residuals to examine cross-lagged within-person effects. Higher in-group warmth towards Māori predicted increases in all three wellbeing measures, even more strongly than ethnic identity centrality. Bi-directionally, PW and SE predicted increased in-group warmth, and SE predicted ethnic identification. Further, in sample-level (between-person) trends, LS and PW rose, but ethnic identity centrality interestingly declined over time. This is the first large-scale longitudinal study showing a strong relationship between positive affect towards one’s Indigenous ethnic group and wellbeing. Efforts at cultural recovery and restoration have been a deliberate protective response to colonization, but among Māori, enculturation and access to traditional cultural knowledge varies widely. The data reported here underline the role of ethnic identity affect as an important dimension of wellbeing and call for continued research into the role of this dimension of ethnic identity for Indigenous peoples.

scholarly journals INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS IN A CROSS-CULTURAL TEAM

2020 ◽  
pp. 54-66
Author(s):  
Konstantinov Vsevolod ◽  
◽  
Shumilkina Evgeniia ◽  
Osin Roman ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ethnic Identity ◽  
Empirical Research ◽  
Empirical Data ◽  
Interpersonal Relations ◽  
Interpersonal Trust ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Interpersonal Interaction ◽  
Behavioral Characteristics ◽  
Interethnic Relations ◽  
Processing Data

In the conditions of fragility of building interethnic relations, turning to the problem of developing interpersonal relations in mono-cultural and multi-cultural teams of employees of an enterprise in the period of reorganization is extremely relevant. The article presents the results of the empirical research conducted by the authors, the conclusions were made after processing data using mathematical statistics methods. The analysis of theobtained empirical data shows that in the period of reorganization the factor of cross-cultural composition of the employees teams under study actively manifests itself in interpersonal relations. Differences were found in the level of certain characteristics of employees in different types of ethnic environments. In general, more statistically significant connections between personal and behavioral characteristics were found in the sample of employees in a multi-ethnic environment compared to the employeesin a mono-ethnic environment. The development of interpersonal interaction in a team of employees in a multi-ethnic environment in the period of reorganization should be based on the development of the most significant characteristics of their personalityand behavior: positive ethnic identity, empathy, interpersonal trust and skills and abilities of building interpersonal interaction.

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