scholarly journals The return of the ethnic? Multiculturalism from an ethnic minority perspective

2017 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 377-394
Author(s):  
Krisztina Rácz
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Ethnic Minority ◽  
Ethnic Minorities ◽  
Minority Youth ◽  
Ethnic Identities ◽  
Ethnic Identification ◽  
Minority Status

This article discusses theories of multiculturalism and ethnicity in light of the ethnic identification of minority youth. Namely, even though the primordialism vs. constructivism debate has led to an agreement about seeing ethnic identities as situational and strategic, often for members of ethnic minorities, including young people living in multiethnic environments, ethnic identities seem stable and salient. Relying on the case study of young Hungarian people in Serbia, the article argues that it is the minority status and the institutional setup building on ethnic divisions as the main social frame that make ethnic identities marked. Therefore I connect the case of Vojvodina Hungarian youth to more general debates on the multiethnicy, ethnic belonging and minority status.

scholarly journals European Identity and its Relationship to National and Ethnic Identities among Younger and Older Members of Ethnic Minority Groups

2014 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 99-121 ◽  
Author(s):  
Natalia Waechter
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Ethnic Minority ◽  
Ethnic Minorities ◽  
Minority Groups ◽  
Life Course Perspective ◽  
Ethnic Identities ◽  
European Identity ◽  
Eastern European ◽  
Ethnic Minority Groups ◽  
The Life Course

Abstract European Identity and its Relationship to National and Ethnic Identities among Younger and Older Members of Ethnic Minority Groups. European identity is neither a new phenomenon nor a new concept. Yet, after almost three decades of research, this area is characterized by a wide variety of concepts and little empirical evidence. Existing studies in the area propose homogeneous concepts of societies and often disregard European identity among ethnic minorities and non-citizens. This paper addresses the gap in the literature and analyses European identity among 12 minority groups living in Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries that have already become or might become EU members. The purpose of this study is to examine the choice of European identity and attitudes towards Europe in relation to other identities among respondents with an ethnic minority background. The paper addresses this question within the life-course perspective and examines differences in identity levels between the young and older cohorts of minority groups. For our analysis we have used a sample of 6800 members of ethnic minorities living in CEE (ENRIValues and Identities Survey). Our results indicate a stronger level of European orientation among minority young people in comparison to adults. Moreover, the study shows that while young minority cohorts manifest stronger levels of European identity than adults, their levels of national and ethnic identity are significantly lower. While adults consider their national identity to be more salient than European identity, young people give the two equal degrees of importance. At the same time, for both young people and adults, the results illustrate that European identity is compatible with both national and ethnic identities

scholarly journals Minor harassments: Ethnic minority youth in the Nordic countries and their perceptions of the police

2018 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-20 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mie Birk Haller ◽  
Randi Solhjell ◽  
Elsa Saarikkomäki ◽  
Torsten Kolind ◽  
Geoffrey Hunt ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Ethnic Minority ◽  
Language Attitudes ◽  
Nordic Countries ◽  
Minority Youth ◽  
Ethnic Minority Youth ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
The Everyday ◽  
Police Interactions ◽  
Police Practices

As different social groups are directly and indirectly confronted with diverse forms of police practices, different sectors of the population accumulate different experiences and respond differently to the police. This study focuses on the everyday experiences of the police among ethnic minority young people in the Nordic countries. The data for the article are based on semi-structured interviews with 121 young people in Sweden, Norway, Finland and Denmark. In these interviews, many of the participants refer to experiences of “minor harassments” – police interactions characterized by low-level reciprocal intimidations and subtle provocations, exhibited in specific forms of body language, attitudes and a range of expressions to convey derogatory views. We argue that “minor harassments” can be viewed as a mode of conflictual communication which is inscribed in everyday involuntary interactions between the police and ethnic minority youth and which, over time, can develop an almost ritualized character. Consequently, minority youth are more likely to hold shared experiences that influence their perceptions of procedural justice, notions of legitimacy and the extent to which they comply with law enforcement representatives.

Multilingualism, Identities and Language Hegemony

2020 ◽  
pp. 374-390
Author(s):  
Jing Li ◽  
Danièle Moore
Keyword(s):  
Ethnic Minority ◽  
Minority Students ◽  
Ethnic Group ◽  
Ethnic Identities ◽  
Post Secondary ◽  
Multilingual Students ◽  
Social Positioning ◽  
Social Discourses ◽  
Mandarin Language

This paper presents the findings from a case study of how five post-secondary ethnic multilingual students (three Bai and two Zhuang) at a local university in Southwestern China experience multilingualism and ethnic identities (de)construction and invest themselves in an active negotiation for legitimate membership in mainstream educational Discourses (Gee, 1990, 2012). The authors seek to understand how the perceived hegemony of Mandarin has impacted their social positioning and delegitimized their multilingual assets and ethnic identities in mainstream educational Discourses, and how they managed to negotiate their identities as ethnic multilinguals in different social Discourses. The authors argue that through the legitimate dominance of Mandarin, these students are not merely being positioned as members of a negatively stereotyped ethnic group but also concurrently participating in reconstructing the Mandarin language hegemony in those very Discourses, which runs the risk of further expanding the existing educational inequalities between Han and ethnic minority students..

Minority Employees’ Ethnic Identity in the Workplace

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nasima M. H. Carrim
Keyword(s):  
Ethnic Identity ◽  
Ethnic Minority ◽  
Ethnic Minorities ◽  
Minority Groups ◽  
Ethnic Identities ◽  
Workplace Culture ◽  
Managing Diversity ◽  
Dead End ◽  
Beliefs And Values ◽  
Diverse Groups

With an increase in the number of diverse groups of individuals (including ethnic minorities) entering organizations, managing diversity in the 21st-century workplace has become imperative. The workplace provides employees with opportunities to work interactively with others in diverse situations and to express their identities, including ethnic identity. Despite Western-based organizations’ adoption of strategies such as affirmative action in an effort to integrate diverse employees into their workplaces, members of ethnic minority groups may still experience great difficulties in obtaining instrumental and social support in these organizations. While some minorities may not outwardly manifest their ethnicity, in the majority of cases, ethnic identity forms a core identity of many individuals and employees do not leave this identity at the doorstep of the organization. In some countries, ethnic minorities have refused to assimilate into the majority workplace culture, and have maintained strong ethnic identities. By outwardly expressing their identities, ethnic minority employees face discrimination, stereotyping and micro-aggressive behaviors within the workplace, and in the majority of cases are relegated to dead-end lower level posts and face barriers to their career advancement. Also, having strong ethnic identities results in a conflict between minorities ethnic identities and the workplace culture. This is especially apparent in terms of religious beliefs and values. Embracing ethnic identity of migrants into organizational cultures is especially challenging for organizations these days, as many immigrants are highly skilled professionals that enter western corporations. They experience discrimination and not receiving support in order to advance their careers.

scholarly journals Childhood trauma mediates the association between ethnic minority status and more severe hallucinations in psychotic disorder

2014 ◽  
Vol 45 (1) ◽  
pp. 133-142 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. O. Berg ◽  
M. Aas ◽  
S. Larsson ◽  
M. Nerhus ◽  
E. Hauff ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ethnic Minority ◽  
Ethnic Minorities ◽  
Childhood Trauma ◽  
Psychotic Disorder ◽  
Psychotic Disorders ◽  
Auditory Hallucinations ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Positive Symptoms ◽  
Minority Status ◽  
Cross Sectional

BackgroundEthnic minority status and childhood trauma are established risk factors for psychotic disorders. Both are found to be associated with increased level of positive symptoms, in particular auditory hallucinations. Our main aim was to investigate the experience and effect of childhood trauma in patients with psychosis from ethnic minorities, hypothesizing that they would report more childhood trauma than the majority and that this would be associated with more current and lifetime hallucinations.MethodIn this cross-sectional study we included 454 patients with a SCID-I DSM-IV diagnosis of non-affective or affective psychotic disorder. Current hallucinations were measured with the Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (P3; Hallucinatory Behaviour). Lifetime hallucinations were assessed with the SCID-I items: auditory hallucinations, voices commenting and two or more voices conversing. Childhood trauma was assessed with the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire, self-report version.ResultsPatients from ethnic minority groups (n = 69) reported significantly more childhood trauma, specifically physical abuse/neglect, and sexual abuse. They had significantly more current hallucinatory behaviour and lifetime symptoms of hearing two or more voices conversing. Regression analyses revealed that the presence of childhood trauma mediated the association between ethnic minorities and hallucinations.ConclusionsMore childhood trauma in ethnic minorities with psychosis may partially explain findings of more positive symptoms, especially hallucinations, in this group. The association between childhood trauma and these first-rank symptoms may in part explain this group's higher risk of being diagnosed with a schizophrenia-spectrum diagnosis. The findings show the importance of childhood trauma in symptom development in psychosis.

The Impact of Ethnic Minorities on China’s Foreign Policy

China Report ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 53 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-25 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Clarke
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Policy ◽  
Ethnic Minority ◽  
Ethnic Minorities ◽  
Foreign Relations ◽  
Geographic Concentration ◽  
China’S Foreign Policy ◽  
Major Factors ◽  
The Cold War ◽  
The Impact

This article argues, through a case study of the evolving impact of the Xinjiang and Uyghur issue, that the People’s Republic of China’s (PRC) ethnic minorities have been a significant factor in Beijing’s foreign relations throughout its history. Since the end of the Cold War in particular, China’s approach to the Xinjiang and Uyghur issue has played an important role in undergirding domestic stability and shaping its relations with Central Asia. More broadly, the case of Xinjiang and the Uyghur suggests that the nature and scale of the challenge posed by any one ethnic minority in the context of the PRC’s foreign policy has largely been a function of the interplay of five major factors: the historical relationship between the ethnic group and the Chinese state; the geographic concentration of an ethnic minority; the degree of acculturation to the dominant Han society; external great power support; and mobilised diasporas.

scholarly journals The Limitations of Vocational Training Policies for Ethnic Minority Youth – A Case Study in Hoa Binh Province

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bui Thanh Minh
Keyword(s):  
Ethnic Minority ◽  
Vocational Training ◽  
Analytical Framework ◽  
Minority Youth ◽  
Ethnic Minority Youth ◽  
Important Solution ◽  
Survey Results ◽  
Development Gap ◽  
Hoa Binh

Vocational training for ethnic minority youth has been identified as an important solution to create sustainable livelihoods for people, narrowing the development gap between ethnic groups so as to ensure social security for whole population. The Vietnamese state has enacted many policies to support young ethnic minority people to participate in vocational training levels but the results are not effective as expected. These restrictions come from not only the inside content of the policies themselves but also the conditions in which they are implemented. The paper rent the ROCCIPI analytical framework and the quick survey results on vocational training for ethnic minority youth in Hoa Binh to provide an overview of these limitations and its impacts in reality.

Minority voices in literary fiction: a case study of translating multilingual practices

Multilingua ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 35 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Arja Nurmi
Keyword(s):  
Ethnic Minority ◽  
Short Story ◽  
Ethnic Identities ◽  
Literary Fiction ◽  
Original Text ◽  
Translation Strategies ◽  
Language And Culture ◽  
Second Year ◽  
Field Of Inquiry

AbstractTranslating multilingual texts is still a new field of inquiry. Transplanting a text where the function of embraced multilingual practices is strongly related to local ethnic identities can provide challenges for translators and readers alike. This study discusses the translation strategies adopted by second-year translation students on an assignment to translate part of Patricia Grace’s short story “The Dream” into Finnish. The strategies for dealing with the Maori passages in the story varied, both in terms of how many of the Maori passages were preserved and how much intratextual translation was included in the text. The strategies were investigated both in the translations themselves and in the accompanying translation comments the students produced. The degree to which the translators showed an in-depth understanding of the nuances relevant to the representation of an ethnic minority of another culture varied. There was more sensitivity to a Finnish reader’s insufficient familiarity with the Maori language and culture than to the meaning of the representations of Maori language and culture in the original text.

scholarly journals Migration or ethnic minority status and risk of autism spectrum disorders and intellectual disability: systematic review

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maki Morinaga ◽  
Dheeraj Rai ◽  
Anna-Clara Hollander ◽  
Nuhamin Petros ◽  
Christina Dalman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Intellectual Disability ◽  
Ethnic Minority ◽  
Ethnic Minorities ◽  
Low Income ◽  
In Utero ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Low Income Countries ◽  
Minority Status ◽  
Increased Risk

Abstract Background There is an emerging evidence that the migration and the ethnic minority status are associated with the risks of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and intellectual disability (ID). This systematic review aimed to investigate whether associations are specific to ASD or ID; whether and which migration-related or ethnically determined factors are associated with the risk of ASD and ID; and what mechanisms may explain these risks. Methods A systematic literature search was conducted using Embase, Medline and PsycINFO for studies reporting on the risks of ASD and/or ID among migrants, descendants of migrants and/or ethnic minorities. Risks of any ASD, ASD + ID, ASD – ID and any ID were reviewed in relation to migration and ethnic minority status, with consideration to the study quality. In addition, possible underlying mechanisms suggested in the included studies were summarized. Results Thirty-five studies were included. The summarized evidence indicated an increased risk of ASD + ID and a decreased risk of ASD – ID in migrants, descendants of migrants and ethnic minorities. These associations appeared more pronounced among children of migrant mothers, with origin in low-income countries, and among descendants of migrants. Data on ID were scarce. Suggested mechanisms explaining the increased risks of ASD + ID included environmental factors acting in utero and genetic factors (including consanguinity), while ascertainment bias was proposed to account for the lowered risks of diagnosed ASD – ID. Conclusion Migration-related factors acting in utero and/or associated with origin in low-income countries may be important in the ASD + ID aetiology, although further confirmative studies are needed.

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