Ethnic and cultural identity : perceptions, discrimination and social challenges / Adrienne D. Warner, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Warner, Adrienne D., editor.

Series:

Focus on civilizations and cultures.

Focus on civilizations and cultures

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ethnicity.

Ethnic groups.

Assimilation (Sociology).

Race discrimination.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (279 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York, [New York] : Nova publishers, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book provides the latest research in ethnic and cultural identity. The first chapter examines the relationship between ethnic identity, culture, body dissatisfaction and related disorder eating behaviors among diverse ethnic groups of adolescent and young female adults. The second chapter discusses migrants' perceptions of intergroup relations and ethnic group statue in the host society. The third chapter provides an overview of research on perceived discrimination, which is considered the most severe stressor for minority individuals given its persuasive impact on health and well-being. The fourth and fifth chapters include discussions on the relationship between openness to experience, ethnocentrism, and ethnic prejudice, and the effects of language policy on ethnic minority language maintenance among a relatively newer community in Manchester. The sixth chapter examines how social, gendered, and economic forces have changed the ways in which family systems create and sustain a familial identity. The second half of the book includes a narrative analysis to explore how a sample of Muslim-identified women attributed meaning to the practice of veiling and the contexts by which women decided to - or not to -wear the hijab; a summary of the results of a qualitative study exploring the influence of discrimination on identity negotiation in transracial international adoptees; provides a review of established health risks to Latino-identifying persons in the United States and successful interventions with various samples; deconstructs the Latin lover stereotype; and finally, maps racial neoliberalism in U.S. popular culture.

Contents:

ETHNIC AND CULTURAL IDENTITY PERCEPTIONS, DISCRIMINATION AND SOCIAL CHALLENGES ; ETHNIC AND CULTURAL IDENTITY PERCEPTIONS, DISCRIMINATION AND SOCIAL CHALLENGES ; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; CONTENTS ; PREFACE ; Chapter 1 THE ROLE OF ETHNICITY AND CULTURE IN BODY DISSATISFACTION AND DISORDERED EATING AMONG YOUNG FEMALES ; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION ; ETHNICITY, IDENTITY AND BODY DISSATISFACTION ; FROM BODY DISSATISFACTION TO DISORDERED EATING ; FUTURE DIRECTIONS ; CONCLUSION ; REFERENCES

Chapter 2 ETHNIC IDENTITY IN THE SHADOW OF PERCEPTIONS OF SOCIAL DISCRIMINATION: THE CASE OF IMMIGRANTS FROM ETHIOPIA IN ISRAELABSTRACT ; INTRODUCTION ; From Euphoria to Disgruntlement ; Socio-Cultural Identity in the Context of Migration and Acculturation ; The Case of Immigrants from Ethiopia in Israel ; The Current Research ; METHODOLOGY ; 1. Participants ; 2. Research Instrument ; 3. Data Analysis ; RESULTS ; Description of Factors ; Description of Path Analysis Model; CONCLUSION ; The Challenge of Preserving Ethnic Identity in the Context of Social Inequality ; REFERENCES

Chapter 3 ETHNIC IDENTITY AS A PROTECTIVE RESOURCE FOR DISCRIMINATION AMONG NORTH AMERICAN INDIANS: A COMPARISON WITH MAINSTREAM ADULTS IN CANADA ABSTRACT ; INTRODUCTION ; RACIAL/ETHNIC PERCEIVED DISCRIMINATION ; ETHNIC AND RACIAL IDENTITY ; ERI and Discrimination ; Adjustment and Psychological Well-Being ; METHOD ; Participants ; Measures ; Procedure ; Data Analyses ; RESULTS ; Preliminary Analyses ; Correlations ; Regression Analyses: Predictors of Adjustment ; Perceived Discrimination and ERI ; ERI as a Moderator of Perceived Discrimination ; CONCLUSION

Perceived Discrimination and ERI Perceived Discrimination and Adjustment ; ERI and Adjustment ; ERI As a Moderator ; REFERENCES ; Chapter 4 THE ROLE OF ETHNOCENTRISM IN THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN OPENNESS TO EXPERIENCE AND ETHNIC PREJUDICE; ABSTRACT ; INTRODUCTION ; THE ROLE OF OPENNESS TO EXPERIENCE IN PREJUDICE ; OPENNESS TO EXPERIENCE AND ETHNOCENTRISM ; PROPOSED MODEL OF OPENNESS TO EXPERIENCE, ETHNOCENTRISM AND ETHNIC PREJUDICE; THE CURRENT STUDY ; METHOD ; Participants ; Materials and Procedure ; Results ; MEDIATION ANALYSIS FOR THE OPENNESS TO EXPERIENCE TRAIT

MEDIATION ANALYSIS FOR THE OPENNESS TO EXPERIENCE FACETS DISCUSSION ; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES ; Chapter 5 ETHNIC MINORITY LANGUAGE USE AT HOME AND IN SCHOOLS: AN INVESTIGATION INTO SOMALI CHILDREN'S BILINGUALISM IN MANCHESTER; ABSTRACT ; INTRODUCTION ; The Somalis in the UK ; METHODOLOGY ; THE STUDY ; Language Use at Home and School ; Language Teaching in Schools ; Identity and Belonging ; Codeswitching ; DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION ; REFERENCES ; Chapter 6 THE FAMILY DINNER: MOTHERS' PERCEPTIONS OF FAMILY TOGETHERNESS ; ABSTRACT ; INTRODUCTION ; SOUP'S ON!

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Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-63483-923-4