scholarly journals The Image of the German, the Pole, the Latvian, and the Lithuanian in Lithuanian and Latvian Folklore

2021 ◽  
Vol 84 ◽  
pp. 49-76
Author(s):  
Laima Anglickienė ◽  
◽  
Antra Kļavinska ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Lived Experience ◽  
Ethnic Groups ◽  
Social Factors ◽  
Ethnic Origin ◽  
Self Awareness ◽  
Historical Events ◽  
Ethnic Stereotypes ◽  
Similarities And Differences

In multi-ethnic societies, one way in which ethnicity manifests itself is in classifying people according to their ethnic origin. Such classification is based on stereotyping and is typically achieved by emphasizing certain common characteristics rather than individual particularities. Both lived experience and folklore corroborate the fact that ethnic stereotypes, ethnic self-awareness, and identity are also influenced by historical circumstances. This article focuses on Lithuanians’ and Latvians’ attitudes towards Poles and Germans, and towards one another during the period between the eighteenth and the first half of the twentieth centuries. The aim of this article is to reveal how the folklore of the two neighbouring nations, Lithuanians and Latvians, depicts the aforementioned ethnic groups; what historical events, cultural and social factors determined the similarities and differences in their portrayal in Lithuanian and Latvian folklore.

SEMANTIC DIFFERENTIATION OF AUTO- AND HETERO-STEREOTYPES IN LEMKOS ETHNIC SELF-AWARENESS

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Y. Shaparenko
Keyword(s):  
Ethnic Group ◽  
Ethnic Groups ◽  
Self Awareness ◽  
Ethnic Stereotypes ◽  
Historical Factors ◽  
Methodological Principles ◽  
Semantic Differentiation

The article is devoted to analyze of substantial features of the auto-, and hetero-stereotypes of Lemkos. Determined, that the psychosemantic study of these concepts should be considered in the context of self-awareness. The expediency of methodological principles of research, substantiated based on the emic-approach, which aims to better understand peculiarities of one ethnic group. It is established, that overall ethnic stereotypes in the Lemko ethnic group have a positive emotional coloration, what indicates a harmonious images of «we» and «they», and constitutes the basis for a normal, positive ethnic self-awareness. Greater certainty of ethnic hetero-stereotype compared to ethnic auto-stereotype in Lemkos ethnic self-awareness has been statistically proved. Is revealed some opposition between auto-stereotype and hetero-stereotype related to such parameters as: ethnicity-masculinity and pride-uniqueness. These parameters are bipolar, and opposed only in ethnic hetero-stereotype, while in ethnic auto-stereotype they are harmoniously combined, which may indicate a certain collective projection of “shadow” on the ethnic Other. The carried out research demonstrated the presence of friendly traits in the ethnic self-awareness of Lemko ethnic group, with a simultaneous awareness about differentiation between representatives of different ethnic groups. Prospects for further research are seen in the study of the influence of modern cultural and historical factors, onto the changes in ethnic self-awareness of different generations of Lemkos.

scholarly journals Fеаtures of Emotional Sphere of Adolescents of Different Ethnic Groups of Northeast Russia

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tatiana Bartosh ◽  
Olga Bartosh
Keyword(s):  
High School Students ◽  
Ethnic Groups ◽  
Social Factors ◽  
Ethnic Origin ◽  
School Students ◽  
Northeast Russia ◽  
The North ◽  
Regional Center ◽  
Personal Anxiety ◽  
Aggressive Reactions

The combined ecological, geophysical, climatic, and social factors of the Northeast of Russia influence the organism from the early childhood being too intense for the functional systems. The purpose of the research is to study the emotional characteristics of adolescents of different ethnic groups in the northeast of Russia. Presented in the paper are results of the study that covered 826 adolescents (445 females and 381 males) at the age of 15–17, different by ethnic origin. We used standard methods of psycho-diagnostics. Our study has showed that the formation of the adolescents’ emotional sphere in the North is undoubtedly influenced not only by the climatic and socio-economic environmental factors but also by ethnic features. There are intergroup differences in the aggressiveness profile of older adolescents living in the remote settlement vs. the regional center. It is shown that high school students in the remote settlement of Evensk, compared to their peers in Magadan, regardless of gender and ethnicity, are characterized by more pronounced hostile and auto-aggressive reactions. In adolescents of the Aboriginal population, as compared with their age mate Caucasians, the indicators of impairment in the field of Neuro Psychic Adaptation, Situational and Personal Anxiety, and Social Frustration are significantly more pronounced.

Determinants of the learning motivation of students in business education at universities in Ho Chi Minh City

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (3C) ◽  
pp. 741-753
Author(s):  
Tran Duc Tai ◽  
Le Thi Thanh Truc ◽  
Nguyen Thu Phuong ◽  
Dau Thi Phuong Uyen ◽  
Nguyen Thi Kim Lien ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Learning Environment ◽  
Social Factors ◽  
Student Motivation ◽  
Business Education ◽  
Business Students ◽  
The Self ◽  
Learning Motivation ◽  
Ho Chi Minh City ◽  
Self Awareness

This study primarily unearths measure and evaluate the determinants influencing business students' learning motivation at universities in Ho Chi Minh City through the self-administered questionnaires with 257 students. The results show all seven factors of (1) social factors; (2) learning environment; (3) lecturers’ behaviour; (4) family and friend influence; (5) students’ self-awareness; (6) student’s willpower and (7) student viewpoint have impacted on learning motivation of business students. In addition, suggestions and recommendations are proposed to enhance student motivation in higher education.

scholarly journals Afghanistan's Ethnic Groups Share a Y-Chromosomal Heritage Structured by Historical Events

PLoS ONE ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. e34288 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marc Haber ◽  
Daniel E. Platt ◽  
Maziar Ashrafian Bonab ◽  
Sonia C. Youhanna ◽  
David F. Soria-Hernanz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ethnic Groups ◽  
Historical Events

A Qualitative Investigation of the Sibling Sport Achievement Experience

2014 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 36-47 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jordan A. Blazo ◽  
Daniel R. Czech ◽  
Sarah Carson ◽  
Windy Dees
Keyword(s):  
Lived Experience ◽  
Sibling Relationships ◽  
Phenomenological Approach ◽  
Family Influence ◽  
Qualitative Investigation ◽  
Thematic Structure ◽  
Negative Experiences ◽  
Scant Attention ◽  
Sport Participant ◽  
Similarities And Differences

Sibling relationships are often regarded as among the longest lasting connections in a person’s life (Conger & Kramer, 2010). Sibling research has addressed topics such as socialization, support, and similarities and differences of siblings (e.g., Eaton, Chipperfield, & Singbeil, 1989; Horn & Horn, 2007; Whiteman, McHale, & Crouter, 2007). Scant attention has been given to how a younger sibling may be influenced by an older sibling’s sport involvement. The current study explored the lived experience of an older sibling’s sport achievement from the perspective of a younger sibling. An open-ended phenomenological approach (Kvale, 1983) was used to gain a description of the experience of sibling achievements in sport. Participant interviews revealed an overall thematic structure consisting of both positive and negative experiences: family influence, social influence, fondness, identity, abandonment, and jealousy. These findings broaden both sibling and sport literature, while providing valuable information for researchers and practitioners.

scholarly journals Személynév – etnikai sztereotípia – előítélet

2019 ◽  
Vol 40 ◽  
Author(s):  
Judit Takács
Keyword(s):  
Social Psychology ◽  
Ethnic Groups ◽  
Information Sources ◽  
Proper Names ◽  
Prototype Theory ◽  
Variation Analysis ◽  
Personal Names ◽  
Ethnic Stereotypes ◽  
Family Names ◽  
Positive Discrimination

Personal name – ethnic stereotypes – prejudices. Findings of an examination The paper examines categorization and stereotypes from the perspective of social psychology, using the findings of so-called type creation and prototype theory. In connection with a group of personal names, i.e. the names that can be related to Roma ethnic groups, the author analyses the processes of developing stereotypes and prejudices, focusing primarily on how proper names as potential information sources to judge ethnic categories are involved in developing stereotypes. The author’s findings show that the correlation between the examined ethnic-marking first and/or family names (Levente Szabó, Bence Orsós, Rikárdó Kovács, Renátó Lakatos) and the assessments of the papers handed in is insignificant. Even the strongest correlation based on variation analysis is insignificant, which means that the results deduced from over 300 assessments examined by the author do not support the assumed connection between ethno-stereotypical names and lower grades in school. With respect to the examined typical ethnic-marking name form consisting of both a first and a family name (Renátó Lakatos) positive discrimination cannot be unambiguously proven either on the basis of the materials at hand.

Ritual Texts Dedicated to the White Old Man with Examples from the Classical Mongolian and Oirat (Clear Script) Textual Corpora

2020 ◽  
pp. 269-293
Author(s):  
Ágnes Birtalan
Keyword(s):  
Ethnic Groups ◽  
Religious Practice ◽  
Religious Practices ◽  
Text Corpora ◽  
Similarities And Differences ◽  
The Rich ◽  
Ritual Text

This chapter examines some examples from the ritual text corpora written in “Classical Mongolian” and in Oirat “Clear Script,” dedicated to the veneration of the Mongolian nature deity, the White Old Man. The deity’s mythology, iconography, and the variety of ritual genres connected to him have been extensively studied. However, the rich textual corpus, especially the newly discovered Oirat incense offering texts and the various aspects of the White Old Man’s contemporary popularity among all Mongolian ethnic groups, evokes the revision of the deity’s ethos. Being a primordial nature spirit of highest importance became integrated later into the Buddhist pantheon and returned as syncretic deity into the folk religious practice. The chapter examines the similarities and differences between the Classical Mongolian and Oirat offering text versions and provides a glimpse into the newly invented religious practices dedicated to the deity.

Critical care nursing during the COVID-19 pandemic: a story of resilience

2020 ◽  
Vol 29 (21) ◽  
pp. 1232-1236
Author(s):  
S'thembile Thusini
Keyword(s):  
Lived Experience ◽  
Acute Stress ◽  
Critical Care Nursing ◽  
Important Research ◽  
Healthcare Staff ◽  
Research Directions ◽  
Stress Resilience ◽  
Positive Coping ◽  
Similarities And Differences ◽  
Care Nursing

In this article, an intensive care unit (ICU) nurse provides some reflections on caring for patients with COVID-19 and relates her lived experience to the concept of resilience. Similarities and differences to pre-pandemic understandings of resilience are drawn out and factors that mediate acute stress, resilience and psychological recovery during a pandemic are considered. Resources to support ICU nurses and other healthcare staff to manage stress and promote wellbeing are signposted, and important research directions that warrant attention are recommended. The story is one of learning and hope and, importantly, it captures key lessons that can equip healthcare staff with positive coping strategies in a time of unprecedented pressure.

A Cross-Cultural Study of Some Familial and Social Factors in Depressive Illness

1975 ◽  
Vol 127 (1) ◽  
pp. 46-53 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. J. M. Fernando
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Study ◽  
Ethnic Groups ◽  
Social Factors ◽  
Mental Stress ◽  
Psychiatric Illness ◽  
Depressive Illness ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Normal Group ◽  
Cross Cultural Study ◽  
Depressed Group

SummaryA study of familial and social factors among Jewish and Protestant depressives and non-psychiatric controls revealed the following positive findings:Depressives compared to normals as a whole had: (a) a higher rate of psychiatric illness in their families; (b) lower scores on maternal overprotection; and (c) a higher rate of marriage in both ethnic groups and both sexes, except in the case of Jewish men. Religiousness was associated with depression among Jews but not among Protestants. Jewish fathers compared to Protestant fathers were: (a) less strict in the normal group; and (b) less strict, less ‘dominant’ and more ‘inadequate’ in the depressed group. Ethnic links among depressed Jews were probably weaker than those among depressed Protestants.The findings suggest that: (a) depression among Jews may be related to mental stress arising from ‘marginality’; and (b) single Jewish men may be particularly vulnerable to depression.

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