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Showing 1 to 20 of 47 for “"ethnic relations"”.
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Inter-Ethnic Relations on New England's Frontier: A Survey of the Formative Period
… A close examination of early Seventeenth Century relations shows the English as ambitious and militant expansionists who not only rejected the idea of cultural coexistence, but, in regarding the Indian solely from a European frame of reference, failed to make any substantial progress toward a …
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Strangers made intimate: Contemporary ethnic relations and everyday politics in a Sino-Vietnamese border commune
Contains fulltext : 286095.pdf (Publisher’s version ) (Open Access)
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The Dissolution of Multi-Ethnic Empires and Post-Imperial Inter-Ethnic Relations: The Case of the Soviet Union
The dissertation argues that the relationship between the Russian Federation and the fourteen non-Russian successor states is unequal, with the Russian Federation as the dominant power. It resurrects the old-time construct of the empire as a specific type of political system different from that of …
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Ethnographic encounters and literary fictions: crossover and synergy between the social sciences and humanities. Statement in support of application for Doctor of Philosophy by published works (1998-2012)
… contributed to the evolving understanding of ethnic relations in contemporary Britain. The first is around social/community cohesion, media and representation as well as counter-terrorism policy as explored through the social sciences. The second domain covering the same themes is couched …
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Problems of assimilation and cultural pluralism among Chinese-Americans in San Francisco : an exploratory study
… of opinion has existed regarding inter-ethnic relations dealing specifically with the Chinese-Americans. This is all part of the process of social change which is currently taking place in the United States. Not only the Chinese-Americans, but other minorities as well, are attempting to …
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Ethnicity and Schooling - Aboriginal-Australian Children in a Suburban Australian School
… by Barth (1969). He proposes that in polyethnic societies ethnic relations will be framed in ways which tend to maintain systems of ethnic dominance and inequality. Schools are viewed from this perspective as but one institution by which systems of social dominance are reinforced. Bias in …
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Sri Lankans in Melbourne: factors influencing patterns of ethnicity
This study examines ethnic relations among Sri Lankan immigrants in Melbourne. It argues that though ethnicity is an ideology, the relationship between ethnic phenomena and social structural relations is not a deterministic one. There is an interdependency between the two so ethnic phenomena must …
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Sri Lankans in Melbourne: factors influencing patterns of ethnicity
This study examines ethnic relations among Sri Lankan immigrants in Melbourne. It argues that though ethnicity is an ideology, the relationship between ethnic phenomena and social structural relations is not a deterministic one. There is an interdependency between the two so ethnic phenomena must …
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ETHNO-NATIONALISM AND ETHNIC CONFLICTS IN CENTRAL ASIA
… with disbelief the tragic unfolding of inter-ethnic violence in the land of ‘eternal friendship of brotherly nations’. Their disbelief, though understandable, presents the two puzzles that this dissertation addresses: (1) “how can one explain the outbreak of unprecedented inter-ethnic clashes …
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Beyond the Ancestral Skillet: Four Louisiana Women and Their Cookbooks, 1930-1970
… not only of recipes, but also of class values, ethnic relations and folklore, and gender models that one generation of women endeavors to transmit to the next. Most important, this study will argue that these cookbooks provide a rich and penetrating insight into the class structure in rural …
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Social integration in Singapore : A study of personal community networks and inter-ethnic ties
… Singapore with special attention paid to inter-ethnic relations. I found relatively few inter-ethnic ties in the core (intimate) region of personal networks (11.36% of the total). Family and kin predominate. Once family and kin ties were removed, the proportion of intimate inter-ethnic ties rose …
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Beyond the Missions: Ethnogenesis in Colonial Paraguay, 1556-1700
… in shaping the process by which they assumed new ethnic identities (or ethnogenesis) in Christian communities. Moreover, Guaraní social norms deeply influenced colonials and their institutions, including Blacks and the practice of African slavery. This argument challenges the dominant paradigm …
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The politics of ethnic minority radio in South Africa
The discourse on the implications of ethnicised radio, for example, in the Nigerian ethnic conflicts, the Rwandan genocide of 1994 and in the Kenyan ethnic violence of 2008 have brought more focus on challenges involved with policing ethnic media and managing ethnic relations in contemporary …
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A Structural Explanation for Anti-Immigrant Sentiment
… to the sociological understanding of inter-ethnic contention. My explanation for anti-immigrant sentiment builds upon prevailing theories within political sociology, which center on the role of the state (Evans et al. 1985; Scott 1998; Skocpol 1979). While scholars have long acknowledged the …
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Lamas and Followers: Doing Tibetan Buddhism in Contemporary Chengdu
… to broader debates on religious revival, ethnic relations, and urban religiosity in post-reform China. This study challenges conventional binaries of modernization versus tradition and moves beyond analytical frameworks centred on the sinicization of religion. It instead shows the …
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Ethnic Identity of Mexican American Children in the Post Industrial Age
Ethnic identity of Mexican American children under the current socio-political climate was studied. Mexican American children were expected to display symptoms of ethnic ambivalence and self-rejection. Using the Kenneth and Mamie Clark (1947) Brown doll/White doll experiment as a model, data were …
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Testimony Knowledge: Indigenous Research of Land, Story and Visual Narrative/Filmmaking in Northeast China
… introduces Indigenous theories to the study of ethnic minority cultures in Northeast China, aiming to develop a localized Indigenous research paradigm. It addresses two core questions: How have the identity and cultural expressions of ethnic minorities in Northeast China been shaped by …
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Affirmative Action Reconceived: A Comparative Study of Constitutional Precommitments to Group Preferences for Racial Minorities and Women
… comparative politics and racial/ethnic relations. However, the manner in which this conundrum manifests in a state’s acceptance or rejection of affirmative action has been under-discussed. Traditional approaches to the study of affirmative action are inadequate because they tend …
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Impact of Ethnic Conflict on Development: A Case Study of Guyana
… and relatively slow pace of development of an ethnically divided, resource rich country.</p> <p>The study, using primary and secondary sources, empirical evidence, and interpretive analysis, examines the emergence and role of racial conflict and its stifling impact on national development in …
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