Minimal Group Paradigm: An Inter-group Dynamics Study

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bernard M Groen
Keyword(s):  
Group Dynamics ◽  
Social Care ◽  
Health Sector ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Group Interest ◽  
North East ◽  
The North ◽  
The Social ◽  
Self Interest ◽  
Group Self

The study outlined in this paper, was designed to elicit in-group and out-group bias between self-grouped and self-categorised participants, is an adaptation of Tajfel's (et al) 1979 study on ‘social comparison and group interest in in-group favouritism’. Therefore, their article, and others related to it, will be extensively quoted and used in this paper as they form the basis of this study. The Tajfel study examined the effects of reward magnitude and comparability of the out-group on minimal inter-group discrimination where self-interest was related to in-group profit. Favouritism towards own group is hypothesised to arise from inter-group comparison to enhance self-esteem as well as instrumental rivalry for group and self-interest. In this adaptation of their study, sixty-three participants, which were employed in the health sector (n=31) and in the social care sector (n=32) in the North East of England were requested (as part of their survey completion) to distribute rewards (fictitious funding/monetary) via amended choice matrices, to the in-group and the relevant comparison out-group. Self-interest was explicitly and directly linked to the allocation of absolute profit to the in-group.

scholarly journals ‘There is nothing there’: Deindustrialization and loss in a coastal town

2021 ◽  
pp. 102452942110113
Author(s):  
Luke Telford
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Interviews ◽  
Economic Security ◽  
Economic Decline ◽  
North East ◽  
The North ◽  
Seaside Resort ◽  
The Social ◽  
Post War ◽  
Stable Employment ◽  
The Town

Based on 52 qualitative interviews with working-class individuals, this paper explores the social and economic decline of a coastal locale referred to as High Town in Teesside in the North East of England. First, the paper outlines how the locality expanded as a popular seaside resort under capitalism’s post-war period. It then assesses how the seaside existed together with industrial work, offering stable employment opportunities, economic security and a sense of community. Next, the article documents the shift to neoliberalism in the 1980s, specifically the decline of High Town’s seaside resort, the deindustrialization process and therefore the 2015 closure of High Town’s steelworks. It explicates how this exacerbated the locale’s economic decline through the loss of industrial work’s ‘job for life’, its diminishing popularity as a coastal area and the further deterioration of the town centre. The paper concludes by suggesting that High Town has lost its raison d’être under neoliberalism and faces difficulties in revival.

The Middle Classes in Non-Western Societies: Inner Dynamics and Self-Assertion Perspective

2015 ◽  
pp. 95-105
Author(s):  
A. Volodin
Keyword(s):  
Middle Class ◽  
Political Development ◽  
Building Blocks ◽  
The State ◽  
Western World ◽  
Middle Classes ◽  
North East ◽  
The North ◽  
Stage Of Development ◽  
The Social

The present article focuses on the entity of middle classes in non-Western societies. The social formation of this kind is a relatively new phenomenon. As far as the modern Western societies are concerned, the social and political “materialization” of the above-mentioned entity has covered the period of no less than five centuries. The middle class in modern transitional societies began to emerge quite recently, with a few notable exceptions, after gaining sovereignty. That is one of the reasons why political systems in the non-Western world are mostly fragile and susceptible to instability of different kinds and origins. The so called “Arab awakening” gives a vivid example for the “underdevelopment” of indigenous middle classes. Whilst in the advanced industrial societies middle classes were (and are) the building blocks of social structure, economic and political development, elite recruitment, etc., among the non-Western societies (with the salient exception of the North-East Asia) the process of the middle class institutionalization as well as its economic and political self-assertion is still under way, somewhere at the initial stage of development. Comparing various non-Western societies from the middle class inner dynamics as well as self-assertion perspective, the author concludes that in the ultimate analysis, the maturity of this process is dependent on the pro-active and creative role of the State. The latter serves as the main driving force of the middle class consolidation and the instrument of political and economic systems for increasing and advancing development. The cases of India, on one hand, and Indonesia, on the other, demonstrate convincingly that the State remains the leading institution of the society able to accelerate economic growth and development, but also to stimulate the emergence and socio-political assertion of the middle class in contemporary non-Western world.

The origins and development of the English diaspora in North America

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tanja Bueltmann ◽  
Donald M. MacRaild
Keyword(s):  
North America ◽  
English Language ◽  
Republican Period ◽  
North East ◽  
The North ◽  
The Social ◽  
Early Republican ◽  
Ethnic Associations ◽  
Migrant Groups

Chapter 1 frames the following discussion of English associations and ethnic activities by charting English migration to North America from the mid-1700s. The earlier emigrants carried with them cultural characteristics, habits and customs that were critical in shaping the social and civic life that marked the English as foundational and invisible within America society. We problematize existing scholarship and challenge the assumption that the hegemony of the English language and the early immigrants’ foundational context provided all subsequent English migrants with a permanent and unchanging advantage over other migrant groups by default. Ordinary English migrants faced the same challenges and hardships as any other group; working-class immigrants in particular dealt with many common economic pressures regardless of their origins. Ultimately, the English had much in common with those of other backgrounds. The English settled in all colonies, counties and states; they were loaded towards the urban and industrial areas, but the focus upon the north-east—in both the colonial and early Republican period, as well as north of the border in what was to become Canada—gradually gave way to greater diffusion: a diffusion in line with the spread of ethnic associations. In the nineteenth century, English-born immigrants—the mainstay of English ethnic associations—came to be hugely out-numbered by several immigrant groups, most notably the Irish, with whom innate tensions were reprised in the new country. Chapter 1 explores such factors as a frame for the study that follows.

Northeast India

2019 ◽  
pp. 156-167
Author(s):  
Kaholi Zhimomi
Keyword(s):  
Identity Politics ◽  
Regional Identity ◽  
Northeast India ◽  
Way Of Life ◽  
North East ◽  
The North ◽  
Indigenous Groups ◽  
The Social ◽  
Military Violence

The north-east has a distinct regional identity, as the land of seven sisters, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Manipur, Mizoram, Nagaland, Tripura and Sikkim; and yet, has been absorbed into the social, cultural and political scheme of the secular nation since independence. The identity politics resulted in dissatisfaction on the part of the indigenous people, which generated long-term military violence in Northeast India. Today, disempowerment among indigenous groups is enormous. For early missionaries, conversion to Christianity also entailed adoption of the Western way of life. Most of the missionaries in Northeast India were American or Welsh among the Protestants and German, Spanish or Italian among the Catholics. Despite exploitation by colonialists that attempted to replace indigenous customs, revivals paved the way for renaissance for those customs. Today, Christianity is the major religion in the states of Nagaland, Mizoram and Meghalaya, with significant growth of indigenous leaders, both secular and religious. Furthermore, there is a rapid growth of educated young tribals who are qualified administrators, educators, academicians, politicians and theologians. With the effects of globalization and modernisation, Christianity must not be assumed to be an agent of acculturation but an agent that helped in the metamorphosis of indigenous norms into authentic tradition.

The social origins of gender differences in anticipated feelings of guilt and shame following delinquency

2017 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 291-313 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arne De Boeck ◽  
Stefaan Pleysier ◽  
Johan Put
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
Interpersonal Relations ◽  
Peer Delinquency ◽  
Gender Role Beliefs ◽  
North East ◽  
The North ◽  
The Social ◽  
Males And Females ◽  
Traditional Masculinity ◽  
Traditional Femininity

In this study, we investigate gender differences in adolescents’ anticipated feelings of guilt and shame for engaging in shoplifting and retaliatory violence. More specifically, we examine the extent to which interpersonal relations with parents and teachers, perceived peer delinquency and traditional gender role beliefs have different effects on levels of shame-guilt among males and females, and to what extent these variables mediate gender differences in shame-guilt. We use data collected in a sample of 852 adolescents in Genk, a multi-ethnic city in the north-east of Belgium. Our findings confirm those of earlier research indicating that females experience a considerably higher threat of shame-guilt for engaging in delinquency than males. Factors explaining males’ and females’ anticipated shame-guilt feelings are similar in the case of shoplifting, but different in the case of violence. Differential exposure to peer delinquency and parental follow-up partially mediate the effect of gender on shame-guilt for engaging in shoplifting. Among males, endorsement of traditional masculinity predicts lower levels of shame-guilt for engaging in shoplifting and violence. Among females, endorsement of traditional femininity predicts lower levels of shame-guilt for engaging in shoplifting, but has no effect on shame-guilt for engaging in violence. We discuss the implications of our findings for understanding the contribution of shame-guilt to the social control of delinquency across gender.

Seminar on Social Research in the North-East African Region

1967 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 279-279
Author(s):  
I. M. Lewis
Keyword(s):  
Social Research ◽  
Field Work ◽  
Social Organisation ◽  
East African ◽  
African Region ◽  
Attitudes And Practices ◽  
North East ◽  
The North ◽  
The Social ◽  
University College London

This seminar was held at the Institute of Ethiopian Studies, under the general chairmanship of Dr I. M. Lewis of University College, London. It was organised by Dr Richard Pankhurst and ProfessorJ. Comhaire, with financial assistance from the British Ministry of Overseas Development. The seminar was attended by anthropologists currently engaged in field-work and by members of the Haile Selassie I University's Faculties of Arts, Law, Medicine, Business Administration, and the Institute of Ethiopian Studies, as well as staff of the Ministry of Community Development and Public Health. A number of visiting scholars, including Professor V. L. Grottanelli, participated in the meeting. Reports were received on field-work in Somalia and the Sudan as well as in Ethiopia: and the following papers were given: Dr D. Hecht on ‘Sacred Kingship in Africa’Fekadu Gedamu on ‘The Social Organisation of the Kistane Gurage’; J. Stauder on ‘The Social Organisation of the Mahangir’Dr. M. Lewis on ‘Possession Cults in Northern Somalia’A. Orent on ‘The Doce Cult in Kaffa’Virginia Luling on ‘Spirit-possession Cults in Mogadiscio’Terefe Walde Tsadik on ‘The Muyat Cult in Shoa’R. Hallpike on ‘Status of Craftsmen among the Konso’M. Cittadini on ‘Kunama Marriage’and J. Lisowski on ‘Biometrics of N.E. African Migrations’. Development papers were given by P. Sand on ‘Law as a Factor of Social Change’G. Savard on ‘Social Factors in Development’M. de Young on ‘Markets in Ethiopia’S. Messing on ‘Medical Attitudes and Practices in Ethiopia’and R. Bahar on ‘Rural Housing in Ethiopia’.

Social sphere of the Magadan region in 1954—1957

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 (12-1) ◽  
pp. 201-217
Author(s):  
Pavel Grebenyuk
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
State Policy ◽  
Social Groups ◽  
Demographic Situation ◽  
Free Labor ◽  
Social Sphere ◽  
North East ◽  
The North ◽  
Magadan Region ◽  
The Social

The article explores the main changes in the development of the social sphere of the Magadan region in 1954-1957, with focus on the demographic situation, social groups and employment of the population. The features of the implementation of state policy was accompanied by the transition to free labor at the Dalstroy enterprises, increased attention to the development of public health and ensuring public safety of the population arriving in the North-East of the USSR.

RESTORATION OF THE SAINT IVER ICON CHURCH IN HARBIN

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
С.Ю. Еремин ◽  
И.В. Киричков
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Work ◽  
Historical View ◽  
North East ◽  
The North ◽  
Full Compliance ◽  
The Social ◽  
Restoration Work ◽  
Close Cooperation ◽  
Intellectual Activities ◽  
The Church

Храм в честь Иверской иконы Божией Матери в Харбине являетвич — руководитель ся одним из красивейших памятников архитектуры, воздвигнутых в наисторической секции чале ХХ века на северо-востоке Китая, и справедливо считается одним Русского клуба в Харбииз символов российского исторического присутствия и Русской эмиграции не, действительный член в Харбине. После многих лет запустения церковь с 2016 по 2018 год была Русского географичеотреставрирована усилиями китайских специалистов, однако внешний ского общества. вид храма пока далек от полного соответствия его историческому облику. Email: es200660@ В статье приводятся уникальные исторические фотографии как наружного, mail.ru так и внутреннего убранства храма, разработан проект восстановления Киричков Игорь утраченных исторических крестов, иконостаса, настенных росписей, опиВладимирович — арсана общественно-культурная работа Русского клуба в Харбине. Анализ хитектор, Сибирский как прежнего, так и нынешнего состояния памятника архитектуры свидегосударственный инстительствует о необходимости тесного сотрудничества между российскими тут искусств им. Дмитрия и китайскими специалистами в вопросах, касающихся восстановления Хворостовского, научправославных храмов, находящихся на территории Китая The Saint Iver Church in Harbin is one of the most beautiful monuments of Eremin Sergei — head architecture constructed in the early of XXth century in the North-East of China, of the historical section rightly considered as one of the symbols of Russian historical settlement and of the Russian Club in emigration in Harbin. After many years of desolation, the church was restored Harbin, actual member of from 2016 to 2018 year by the efforts of Chinese specialists, but the appear-the Russian Geographical ance of the church is still far from full compliance with the historical view. The Society article presents unique historical photos of both external and internal decora-Kirichkov Igor — scition of the church, the restoration project of the lost historical crosses, iconostaentific researcher of sis, wall paintings, describes the social and cultural work of the Russian club in the Dmitri Hvorostovsky Harbin. The analysis of both the former and the current condition of the architec-Siberian State Academy tural monument testifies to the need for close cooperation between Russian and of Arts, architect, specialChinese specialists in matters relating to the restoration of Orthodox churches ist of intellectual activities located in China, in order to the better and more responsible performance of results commercialization, restoration work. postgraduate student

The Influence of Kinship in the Social Organization of North East Brazilian Fishermen: A Contrast in Case-Studies

1974 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 301-313
Author(s):  
Simon Mitchell
Keyword(s):  
Social Organization ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
General Level ◽  
Striking Difference ◽  
Peasant Communities ◽  
North East ◽  
The North ◽  
The Social ◽  
Kinship Relations

At a general level this paper is concerned with the problem of anthropological interpretation of kinship and its significance in peasant communities. In specific terms I describe and discusss a striking difference in interpretation by two observers, Forman and myself, with regard to the form and significance of kinship relations in two communities on the North East Brazilian littoral. The disparity between our conclusions brings up basic questions of a methodological and epistemological kind in much the same way as do Red- field and Lewis's findings in Tepoztlan.

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