scholarly journals Tackling Multiculturalism or Strengthening Subcultures: the Macedonian Case

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 51
Author(s):  
Aleksandar Dashtevski ◽  
Gorjan Grncharovski
Keyword(s):  
Ethnic Group ◽  
Ethnic Groups ◽  
General Formula ◽  
Ethnic Minorities ◽  
The Other ◽  
Framework Agreement ◽  
International Standard ◽  
Collective Rights ◽  
Majority Population ◽  
The World

There is no general formula about what multiculturalism means exactly, and which rights it should encompass. It needs to be considered from various aspects. In the case of Macedonia, there are several ethnic groups in it that are in the vicinity of their home countries, which seek to protect their nationals from repression and discrimination. However, Albania is the most aggressive one and, in spite of direct contacts with Macedonian politicians from the Albanian ethnic group, it often interferes with the internal affairs of the Macedonian state. Although in Macedonia all collective rights are given to the ethnic minorities, including much more than what constitutes an international standard in Europe and in the world, in accordance with the Ohrid Framework Agreement of 2001, implemented in the state’s constitution, relations do not seem to be improving. On the contrary, other rights are constantly being sought, even higher than those set for the majority population in the country. On the other hand, the establishment of increased rights in the constitution and laws does not lead to coexistence and relaxation of the relations between the Macedonian and the Albanian communities. On the contrary, the Albanians are becoming ghettoized and live in separate communities, where they create their own subculture. Such behavior leads to greater segregation, which can create cantonization or federalization of the unitary state.

scholarly journals Ukrainian Religious Missionary Mission in its Research Interpretations

2008 ◽  
pp. 147-174
Author(s):  
Vitaliy Volodymyrovych Shevchenko
Keyword(s):  
Ethnic Group ◽  
Ethnic Groups ◽  
The Other ◽  
Anatomical Features ◽  
The Past ◽  
The World ◽  
Work Psychology ◽  
And Behavior ◽  
Determining Factor ◽  
The Ideal

It is well known that all peoples, without exception, have for centuries formed their own ideas about the world, the cosmos, man, his otherworldly and other dimensions. Associated with factors of different vital values, they accumulate the energy of an ethno-national spirit, attest to the reflections of an individual, as well as the tribe, nation, nation over the ideal aspirations that are usually united around consecrated, close and native ethnic groups. On the other hand, being a subject of admiration and reflection, holiness and inspiration, sacred importance inevitably influences the formation of the culture and art of a particular ethnic group, its life and behavior, aptitude and character, and thus determine the originality of its thinking, worldview and experience. To put it another way, for centuries and still largely, despite the loss of the world of theocentricity as a determining factor in civilizational development, religious imperatives acted and acted as the axis of history, one of the fundamental principles with which humanity binds the past and now comprehends the future. "Every nation," Gustave LeBon notes in his work, "Psychology of Nations and Masses," has a mental structure as stable as its anatomical features, and it is from him that his feelings, his thoughts, his institutions, his beliefs and his art »

scholarly journals Night-Time Light Remote Sensing Mapping: Construction and Analysis of Ethnic Minority Development Index

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (11) ◽  
pp. 2129
Author(s):  
Fei Zhao ◽  
Lu Song ◽  
Zhiyan Peng ◽  
Jianqin Yang ◽  
Guize Luan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Remote Sensing ◽  
Ethnic Group ◽  
Ethnic Groups ◽  
Ethnic Minorities ◽  
Population Data ◽  
Night Time ◽  
Entire Study ◽  
Development Index ◽  
Remote Sensing Mapping ◽  
Entire Study Area

Using toponym data, population data, and night-time light data, we visualized the development index of the Yi, Wa, Zhuang, Naxi, Hani, and Dai ethnic groups on ArcGIS as well as the distribution of 25 ethnic minorities in the study area. First, we extracted the toponym data of 25 ethnic minorities in the study area, combined with night-time light data and the population proportion data of each ethnic group, then we obtained the development index of each ethnic group in the study area. We compared the development indexes of the Yi, Wa, Zhuang, Naxi, Hani, and Dai ethnic groups with higher development indexes. The results show that the Yi nationality’s development index was the highest, reaching 28.86 (with two decimal places), and the Dai nationality’s development index was the lowest (15.22). The areas with the highest minority development index were concentrated in the core area of the minority development, and the size varied with the minority’s distance. According to the distribution of ethnic minorities, we found that the Yi ethnic group was distributed in almost the entire study area, while other ethnic minorities had obvious geographical distribution characteristics, and there were multiple ethnic minorities living together. This research is of great significance to the cultural protection of ethnic minorities, the development of ethnic minorities, and the remote sensing mapping of lights at night.

scholarly journals THE SEMIOTICS OF BATAK TOBA SOCIETY MARRIAGE TRADITION

2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Pininta Veronika Silalahi
Keyword(s):  
Ethnic Groups ◽  
Rites Of Passage ◽  
Theoretical Framework ◽  
Charles Sanders Peirce ◽  
The Other ◽  
The Public ◽  
Cultural Activities ◽  
Marriage Ceremony ◽  
The World ◽  
Triadic Relation

Marriage is one of the culture universals being that it is contracted in every society of the world, but its mode of contract varies from one society to the other. Marriage is one of life’s major passages, one of the most profound rites of passage that a person or a couple can experience. In many cultures, marriage is generally made known to the public through marriage ceremony. This paper unravels the semiotics of a marriage tradition in Batak Toba Society. Batak Toba is one of the ethnic groups of Batak society, which is still doing wedding tradition as one of its cultural activities. The theoretical framework applied is the conception of signs by Charles Sanders Peirce. According to Peirce, ‘meaning’ is a triadic relation between a sign, an object, and an interpretant. There are three types of signs: icon, index and symbol. This work will reveal the meaning of icons, indexes and symbols in the marriage tradition.

scholarly journals BASIC CHARACTERISTICS IN THE TRADITIONAL CULTURE OF ETHNIC MINORITIES IN THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS – THE CASE STUDY OF THE BA NA ETHNIC GROUP, KON TUM PROVINCE, VIETNAM

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Do Thi Cuong ◽  
Nguyen Xuan Te
Keyword(s):  
Ethnic Group ◽  
Cultural Values ◽  
Ethnic Groups ◽  
Ethnic Minorities ◽  
Traditional Culture ◽  
Language Writing ◽  
Central Highlands ◽  
The Rich ◽  
Basic Characteristics ◽  
Village Elders

Kon Tum is not only a countryside with many revolutionary traditions but also a land of multi-ethnic cultural identities with 28 ethnic groups living together, in which ethnic minorities account for over 53% with 7 ethnic groups in the locality, including Xo Dang, Ba Na, Gia Rai, Gie Trieng, Brau, Ro Mam, Hre (Hre) [2, p.1]. Each ethnic group has its own traditional cultural identity, which has been handed down through generations. Cultural values such as language, writing, festivals, architecture, traditional costumes, etc. create the unique value of each community, are the link that connects each individual in the community, and also are the door to exchange, develop and integrate with other communities. Ba Na ethnic culture is an important component in the rich Kon Tum culture, imbued with national identity. Through the process of researching and surveying the opinions of artisans, village elders and experts on the Ba Na ethnic group in Kon Tum province, we found that the culture of ethnic minorities in the Central Highlands in general and Ba Na ethnic group in Kon Tum province has the basic characteristics of forest culture, upland farming culture, and gong culture. Those characteristics have created the unique and the charming in their traditional culture. <p> </p><p><strong> Article visualizations:</strong></p><p><img src="/-counters-/edu_01/0871/a.php" alt="Hit counter" /></p>

scholarly journals A história da lã: da domesticação à atualidade

2019 ◽  
Vol 20 ◽  
pp. 65-76
Author(s):  
Virgínia Santos ◽  
Ângela Martins ◽  
Mário Silvestre ◽  
Severiano Silva ◽  
Jorge Azevedo
Keyword(s):  
Ethnic Group ◽  
Ethnic Groups ◽  
Genetic Factors ◽  
Morphological Characteristics ◽  
Poor Quality ◽  
Wool Production ◽  
Sheep Breeds ◽  
The World ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Sheep Production

ResumoA produção de lã foi durante muitos anos, em Portugal e em várias regiões do mundo, uma das principais razões da exploração ovina. Esta situação foi alterada com o aparecimento das fibras sintéticas. A produção de carne ou de leite tornaram-se então as principais aptidões económicas destes animais. De qualquer forma, sendo absolutamente necessário tosquiar anualmente os ovinos, a lã pode proporcionar um rendimento extra, principalmente nos ovinos com velo de qualidade superior. Portugal apresenta 16 raças autóctones de ovinos que se enquadram em três grandes grupos étnicos, Merino, Bordaleiro e Churro, de acordo com as suas características morfológicas externas e aptidões. Cada um destes grupos étnicos apresenta tipos de velos com características têxteis diferentes. É assumido que as raças de etnia churra proporcionam lã considerada de má qualidade, caracterizada por ser lisa e de toque áspero. Em contrapartida as raças do grupo étnico Merino são consideradas como produtoras de lã de qualidade, caracterizada por ser macia ao tato e apresentar fibras muito onduladas. As características corporais e têxteis que os ovinos apresentam relacionam-se não só com fatores genéticos, mas também com as condições do meio ambiente onde vivem. Pretende-se com este trabalho contribuir para o conhecimento da origem da lã e perceber a diferenciação das raças ovinas autóctones nos três grupos étnicos existentes em Portugal. Palavras-chave: lã, velo, merino Abstract Wool production has been for many years, in Portugal and in several regions of the world, one of the main reasons for sheep production. This situation changed with the appearance of synthetic fibres. The production of meat or milk has thus become the primary economic aptitude of these animals. In any case, since it is necessary to shear the sheep annually, wool can provide extra yield, especially in sheep with a fleece of superior quality. Portugal presents 16 autochthonous sheep breeds that fall into three large ethnic groups, Merino, Bordaleiro and Churro, according to their external morphological characteristics and aptitudes. Each of these ethnic groups has different types of veils with different textile characteristics. It is assumed that breeds of Churra ethnic group provide wool considered of poor quality, characterised by being smooth and rough touch. In contrast, the breeds of the Merino ethnic group are considered to be producers of quality wool, characterised by being soft to the touch and presenting very undulating fibres. The physical and textile characteristics that sheep present relate not only to genetic factors but also to the conditions of the environment in which they live. This work intends to contribute to the knowledge of the origin of wool and to understand the differentiation of native sheep breeds in the three ethnic groups that exist in Portugal. Keywords: wool, fleece, merino

Crystal chemistry of danalite from Daba Shabeli Complex (N Somalia)

1996 ◽  
Vol 60 (399) ◽  
pp. 375-379 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Nimis ◽  
G. Molin ◽  
D. Visonà
Keyword(s):  
General Formula ◽  
Crystal Chemistry ◽  
The Other ◽  
The World ◽  
Alkali Granites ◽  
End Members ◽  
Host Rocks

Danalite is the Fe2+ end-member of the minerals of the helvite group, which have the general formula M8(BeSiO4)6S2, with M = (Mn,Fe2+,Zn). These minerals are relatively uncommon, although limited amounts are known at many localities round the world (e.g. Ragu, 1994; Larsen, 1988; Kwak and Jackson, 1986, and references therein). Their typical host rocks are skams, but occurrences in mineralized veins pegmatites, and altered alkali granites have also been reported. Danalite is rarer than helvite (Mn endmember) and genthelvite (Zn end-member) and, unlike the other two end-members, has never been found nor synthesized as a pure mineral (Mel'nikov et al., 1968).

Managing Ethnic Minorities with State Non-Repression in Interwar Poland

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Fedorowycz
Keyword(s):  
Ethnic Group ◽  
Ethnic Minorities ◽  
Minority Groups ◽  
The Other ◽  
Minority Ethnic Group ◽  
Political Survival ◽  
Interwar Poland ◽  
Divide And Rule ◽  
Minority Ethnic ◽  
Main Strategy

Why were most ethnic minority organizations in interwar Poland permitted and sometimes encouraged by the state, when the ruling titular ethnic group pursued discriminatory policies against the same minority groups, faced hostility from these groups, and had the capacity to repress their organizations? Current literature focuses on repression as the main strategy deployed by states to manage these relationships. This article, on the other hand, asks why states allow minority organizations to operate. Using the logic of divide and rule, this article demonstrates that, in the case of multi-ethnic states, a state may prefer a plurality of organizations representing a certain minority ethnic group, particularly if the group is restive, in order to ensure that a united opposition cannot legitimately threaten the state’s political survival.

Americanness and the “Other” Americans

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 396-429
Author(s):  
Stacey Greene ◽  
Gabrielle Gray ◽  
Niambi Michele Carter ◽  
Ray Block
Keyword(s):  
Political Participation ◽  
Ethnic Groups ◽  
Ethnic Minorities ◽  
Race And Ethnicity ◽  
Sense Of Belonging ◽  
American Identity ◽  
The Other ◽  
Racial And Ethnic Minorities ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Political Actions

American identity has become a racialized norm that is primarily applied to those racially identified as White. We examine what it means to be an American from the perspective of racial and ethnic minorities who may not be viewed as prototypical Americans. Because we know comparatively little about what American identity means for those who are not White, it is important to understand this attachment in order to understand how “other” Americans articulate their identity and how their political actions and attitudes are influenced by those sentiments. Using the 2016 Collaborative Multiracial Post-Election Survey, we examine attachment to American identity for racial and ethnic minorities (i.e., Blacks, Asians, and Latino/a people) to evaluate levels of political participation and sentiments toward discrimination. Using a novel measure of Americanness (measured here as the extent to which people feel “allegiance” to America and their sense of “belonging” as Americans) we describe the differences between how racial and ethnic groups view their American identity, and how that perception influences electoral and nonelectoral participation. We find not only that there are differences in how various groups attach to American identity, but also that the impact of this identity attachment on electoral and nonelectoral participation is moderated by race and ethnicity.

scholarly journals THE EMERGENCE AND DECLINE OF ETHNIC MINORITIES IN BALTIC BORDERLANDS / ETNINIŲ MAŽUMŲ IŠKILIMAS IR IŠNYKIMAS BALTIŠKUOSIUOSE PARIBIUOSE

2012 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 128-144
Author(s):  
Thomas U. Lundén
Keyword(s):  
Baltic Sea ◽  
Ethnic Group ◽  
Ethnic Minorities ◽  
Political Development ◽  
Ethnic Cleansing ◽  
Nation State ◽  
The Baltic Sea ◽  
Change Of State ◽  
Majority Population ◽  
The Baltic

The purpose of the paper is to discuss the emergence and decline of national and / or ethnic minorities in the borderlands around the Baltic Sea. The socio-political development of ethnic groups is seen as a result of different influencing factors: The territorial history, the change of state borders and population groups plus relations beyond the state territory. Several criteria were found to determine the development, non-development or decay of national allegiance. The change, establishment or eradication of state boundaries, the ethnic cleansing of areas, mostly for the sake of “nation-state” homogeneity, the assimilation of a potential ethnic group into the majority population, and the non-emergence of a national movement. Santrauka Straipsnio tikslas – aptarti tautinių ir (arba) etninių mažumų Baltijos jūros paribiuose iškilimą ir išnykimą. Sociopolitinė etninių grupių raida suprantama kaip skirtingų įtakos turinčių veiksnių rezultatas: teritorinė istorija, valstybės sienų kaita ir populiacijos grupės, taip pat santykiai už valstybės teritorijos. Buvo pasirinkti skirtingi kriterijai tautinės ištikimybės raidai, ne-raidai ar jos žlugimui apibrėžti. Valstybės sienų permaina, įsteigimas ar sunaikinimas, etninis plotų valymas daugiausia dėl „tautos-valstybės“ homogeniškumo, potencialios etninės grupės asimiliavimasis į didžiąją populiaciją ir tautinio judėjimo neiškilimas.

scholarly journals Visualising the complex relationships between ethnic group and health in Scotland: 2001-2013

2019 ◽  
Vol 29 (Supplement_4) ◽  
Author(s):  
L Gruer ◽  
F Stanaway ◽  
R Bhopal
Keyword(s):  
Ethnic Group ◽  
Ethnic Groups ◽  
Ethnic Minorities ◽  
Linkage Study ◽  
Disease Rates ◽  
Health Differences ◽  
Degree Of Certainty ◽  
Rate Ratios ◽  
Relative Differences ◽  
Better Than

Abstract Background With growing numbers of migrants worldwide, accurate data are needed to assess the health of migrants and ethnic minorities, highlight inequalities and evaluate relevant policies and actions. To summarise and reveal the complexity of the findings, we developed data visualisation techniques based on epidemiological principles. Methods We used published results from the Scottish Health and Ethnicity Linkage Study (SHELS), a retrospective cohort of 4.62 million people linking census ethnicity data to health service and death records during 2001-2013. In tables mainly using rate ratios, we employed different colours to show health advantage, disadvantage or equivalence; different colour shades to represent degree of certainty, combining effect size and precision of estimate; and different font sizes for absolute rates, to highlight more common conditions. We ranked health conditions by age-adjusted rate within each ethnic group to show differences in burden of disease and disease priorities. Results Using 30 health outcomes for up to 11 ethnic groups, we show that ethnic differences vary greatly depending on outcome, sex and ethnic group. The patterns are complex with some ethnic groups showing strong advantages for some outcomes and strong disadvantages for others. Using absolute rates highlighted differences in common conditions such as myocardial infarction, COPD, and falls. Ranking conditions within ethnic groups showed that most ethnic groups have largely similar disease priorities. Conclusions Our approach helps reveal and interpret the complexity of ethnic health differences. Simplistic generalisations that the health of migrants or ethnic minorities is worse or better than majority populations are often misleading and best avoided. Using absolute rates and ranking conditions within ethnic groups are useful as large relative differences in disease rates between ethnic groups may not translate into different disease priorities. Key messages Statements that the health of migrants or ethnic minorities is worse or better than majority populations are often misleading and best avoided. Large relative differences in disease rates between ethnic groups may not translate into different disease priorities.

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