Essays about: "prejudice and attitudes"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 31 essays containing the words prejudice and attitudes.

  1. 16. Knowledge Construction in Multicultural Reading Projects

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för humaniora

    Author : Svatava Nigutova; [2018]
    Keywords : Multicultural education; Didactics; J. A. Banks; Vygotsky; knowledge construction; scaffolding; reading; perspective-taking; authentic texts; upper secondary school;

    Abstract : This paper researches the theoretical background needed for the implementation of literary texts with multicultural themes for use in EFL courses in Sweden and it offers several concrete didactical solutions for multicultural reading. The theory of multicultural education by J. A. READ MORE

  3. 17. Linking Adolescent Subculture with Attitudes Towards Immigrants: Do Peer Crowds Have Any Role to Play?

    University essay from Örebro universitet/Institutionen för juridik, psykologi och socialt arbete

    Author : Oskar Welander; Selma Özcan; [2018]
    Keywords : attitudes; peer crowd; adolescents; tolerance; prejudice.;

    Abstract : The purpose of this study was to examine whether adolescents’ self-identification with peer crowds at school was related to their attitudes towards immigrants. The study was based on a sample of Swedish adolescents (N = 905; Mage = 14.08, SD = .95). READ MORE

  4. 18. English with an accent : A study of attitudes among Swedish adolescents regarding British and Middle Eastern varieties of English

    University essay from Mälardalens högskola/Akademin för utbildning, kultur och kommunikation

    Author : Fia Helleberg; [2018]
    Keywords : language perception; Sweden; sociolinguistics; Middle Eastern English; non-standard varieties; language and culture; matched-guise tests; Osgood scale;

    Abstract : This study examines the attitudes of adolescent Swedes towards speakers of British and Middle Eastern varieties of English. Due to the ongoing wars in the Middle East and elsewhere, and thus the stream of refugees seeking sanctuary in Sweden and other European countries, many children from diverse backgrounds have been and will be enrolled in Swedish schools. READ MORE

  5. 19. Improve attitudes through indirect intergroup contact? : A study of secondary school students' attitudes towards asylum-seekers

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

    Author : Marja Wildschut; [2017]
    Keywords : Intergroup contact theory; Digital Storytelling; integration;

    Abstract : With the increasing numbers of refugees and asylum seekers seeking safety in Europe, integration is of utmost importance to handle this situation effectively. When looking at integration in the Netherlands as the process of decreasing the difference in opportunities, concerning for example, income, education and social security, between people with a Dutch and a migration background, it can be observed that integration is not successful. READ MORE

  6. 20. Noxious Fumes of Nationalism

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskning

    Author : Kristen Hope; [2017]
    Keywords : Nationalism; Prejudice; Inequality; Salience; Threat; Ethnic; Yugoslavia; Negative Contact Theory;

    Abstract : This study is an investigation into the psychosociological causes of ethnic war through the lens of contact theory. Using group identity salience, perceptions of inequality, perception of threat and negative outgroup attitudes (NOAs) including prejudice and nationalism, this study introduces a supra-theory called the negative contact spiral to explain a gap in contact theory, namely the rare but powerful negative effects of intergroup contact. READ MORE