Mandala of identities and intergroup relations: Patterns of ingroup identification and outgroup attitudes on the Italo-Slovene borderland - Softcover

Kosic, Marianna

Softcover

ISBN 10: 3659392871 ISBN 13: 9783659392870

Publisher: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 2013

Synopsis

The work explores multiple identities and out-group attitudes among minority and majority groups on the Italo-Slovene borderland, considered a “natural laboratory” to study the effects of the entrance of Slovenia in the European Union on ethnic and national identification, territorial attachments, intergroup dynamics and social integration processes. The research, grounded in the conceptual models of the Social Identity Theory, the Self-Categorization Theory and Social Identity Complexity Theory, aimed to determine whether complex (vs. simple) ingroup identification in minority and majority members is related to outgroup orientation. Following Bhabha's perspective, it is suggested that hybrid identifications and other complex identity structures may have the potential to mediate similarities and differences between groups, transcending the oppositional positioning of “us” and “them”, fostering inclusion and collaboration between groups.

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About the Author

Marianna Kosic holds a degree in Social Psychology and a Ph.D. in Transborder Policies for Daily Life. Her research interests include implicit measures of prejudice, social inclusion, complex social identity. She is active in the promotion of human rights education in formal and non-formal educational settings.

Edition details

• Publisher: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3659392871
• ISBN 13: 9783659392870
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 312