Essays about: "Intergroup behavior"

Found 2 essays containing the words Intergroup behavior.

1. 1. When mitigation of xenophobia becomes part of the humanitarian agenda : an examination of the social cohesion strategies in the Venezuelan migration situation

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

   Author : Linnea Lovisa Karlsson; [2020]
   Keywords : Communication strategies; Do No Harm; Intergroup Contact theory; intergroup relations; migration; prejudice; social cohesion; social dynamics; xenophobia;

   Abstract : Xenophobia ‘fear and hatred of strangers’ has become part of the international humanitarian agenda with the increased human mobility due to complex emergencies. Nevertheless, there is a knowledge gap in how to address such a complex social problem. READ MORE

3. 2. The Spiral of Negative Intergroup Relations : A study on Communication and Identity in Spain

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för medier och journalistik (MJ)

   Author : Carl Larsson; Isabell Sundman; [2014]
   Keywords : Communication Accommodation; Convergence and Divergence; Upward and Downward; Over-accommodation and Under-accommodation; Intergroup behavior; group identification; self-interest;

   Abstract : We have from our research, conducted in Guardamar del Segura, Spain, discovered that most of the communication between native Spaniards and immigrant Bulgarians is negative non-verbal communication which leads to a division between the two groups. The result of high unemployment and social stress, which the current situation in Spain provides, tend to create stronger ties inside the groups and at the same time enlarge the distance towards other groups. READ MORE