Social Dominance Orientation: A root of resistance to intercultural dialogue?

Intercultural dialogue is a process central to creating a just social world. Despite this, people are often prejudiced against it. In order to better understand the nature of this antagonism, the present research investigated the role of Social Dominance Orientation as one potential source of resistance. Across three studies, the direct and mediated impact of SDO on both self-reported and behaviorally-indicated dialogic engagement was assessed. Results provide evidence that increasing levels of SDO encourage ideological beliefs and social evaluations that, in turn, prejudice participants against dialogue with an African-American woman. The significance of these results is discussed, along with suggestions for future research.     

伊本·盖伊姆经济思想初探

中世纪,阿拉伯—伊斯兰学者众多,其关涉经济学的议题频出,伊本·盖伊姆不外其例,对贫富观、禁息、市场机制与公职部门干预等均有犀锐的阐释,这不仅是对＂18世纪前几无经济学议题＂论断的回应,也对其后经济学理论的发展多有惠益。     

女性小说创作与童话故事--《傲慢与偏见》中的童话因素分析

在19世纪绚丽多彩的文学舞台上,英国女性作家的小说创作是一道亮丽的风景线。而这之中,简·奥斯汀无疑是其中一颗耀眼的明星。谈到女性的创作时,我们很自然地会想起她们的启蒙读物———童话故事。这些充满奇思幻想与浪漫主义色彩,又往往有着美满结局的形形色色的故事,充实着她们的童年时代。从“丑小鸭式”的成长故事、浪漫主义色彩、永恒的爱情主题三个方面入手,简·奥斯汀的名著《傲慢与偏见》中童话因素跃然纸上。     

纳赛尔时期埃及对阿盟政策的探析

纳赛尔时期埃及对阿盟的政策是“领导、团结和统一”,实现这个政策的手段是通过对殖民主义、阿拉伯保守势力和犹太复国主义进行坚决的斗争来实现的。20世纪60年代埃及的对阿盟政策取得了成功。     

幸福婚姻在哪里？——浅析《傲慢与偏见》中的婚姻观

《傲慢与偏见》是英国著名女作家简·奥斯丁的代表作。在这部作品中,她以英国乡村里中产阶级中的凡人俗事为对象,描绘出了当时英国乡村闲适的生活;以细腻的笔触和深入的剖析,为读者展现出了建立在不同基础上的婚姻观,表明幸福的婚姻必须建立在相互爱慕、相互理解的基础上。     

Relations between positive and negative extended contact experiences and prejudice in host society and refugees: Effects of positive and negative direct contact

ObjectiveIn a migration context, we analyzed interaction effects of positive and negative extended contact and between valenced-extended and valenced-direct contact on prejudice in the acculturation process between host society members and refugees.MethodsTwo studies analyzed relations between valenced-extended contact and prejudice in German majority group members (N = 389, Study 1) and refugees (N = 816, Study 2). Regression models tested valenced-extended contact effects, interactions between valenced-extended contacts, and moderation by valenced-direct contact.ResultsInteraction analyses showed significant interactions between valenced-extended contact experiences in both samples. Furthermore, analyses showed that positive direct contact can facilitate prejudice reduction through positive extended contact in majority group members and buffers the relation between positive extended contact and lower levels of prejudice in minority group members. Negative direct contact was found to be positively associated with prejudice through negative extended contact but was unable to affect the relations between positive extended contact and lower levels of prejudice.ConclusionInteractions between positive and negative extended contact and their interactions with valenced-direct contact are significantly associated with prejudice in majority and minority group members. Valenced-direct contact can facilitate or buffer the effects of valenced-extended contact and interactions have a significant impact on prejudice especially if valence of contact experiences is matched.     

An Introduction to Intercultural Communication: Identities in a Global Community (6th Edition)

By covering underrepresented areas in the world, Al Jazeera English (AJE) can facilitate intercultural understanding among Americans. However, AJE is not widely available on television in the United States. Further, many Americans hold pre-formed suspicions of the channel. Through an online experiment, we find that pre-reception audience bias against AJE exists and correlates with prejudice against Arab Americans, limiting its conciliatory potential. However, Americans can change their views toward AJE depending on how it is covered by other media, or what we call “intermedia framing,” including both satiric soft news and hard news. An experiment finds that satiric news coverage decreases anti-Arab American prejudice and, when combined with exposure to AJE, elevates evaluations of the network.     

Intergroup contact and the projection of positivity

Three studies investigated whether intergroup contact reduces prejudice, in part, via the extension of positive attributes that define the self to the outgroup. Study 1 found that positive intergroup contact predicted self-outgroup overlap, and this overlap mediated the contact–attitude relationship. This mediational path was specific to outgroup, but not ingroup, attitudes. In Study 2 we found that it was the attribution of specifically positive, as opposed to negative, traits that mediated the contact–attitude relationship in a model that also included intergroup anxiety. In Study 3 an elaborated model was supported, in which perceived self-other similarity mediated the effects of positive contact on the attribution of positive self-traits. We discuss the findings in the context of recent advances in Intergroup Contact Theory.     

Leadership challenges in an educational program at a UAE juvenile detention center: A contextual analysis

Effective school leadership is a vital component of successful educational organizations, and the increasing complexity of schools requires leaders to employ contingent skills and contextualized approaches. We examined administrative approaches and challenges at an educational center of a juvenile detention facility in Abu Dhabi. Qualitative data for analysis were collected through interviews from administrators, a social worker, and teachers. Specific challenges encountered by the leaders of the juvenile center included support and communication issues with parents, discontinuity in juvenile students’ education, organizational and systemic problems, policy constraints, managerial pitfalls following early releases, curriculum suitability and delivery issues, problems involving follow-up and progress management of students, and difficulties regarding the general motivation and rehabilitation of juvenile students. The findings illustrated the significance of leaders’ roles in juvenile education and the staff relationships that influenced the fulfillment of leaders’ roles.     

言语行为理论框架下《傲慢与偏见》的反讽分析

《傲慢与偏见》是19世纪初英国女性小说家简.奥斯丁的代表作,作品中反讽的运用在人物刻画和主题烘托方面都产生了显著的效果。将言语行为理论运用于分析作品中反讽言语行为,能更加清晰地了解作者的真实意图,同时也充分论证了文学作品中反讽性言语可在言语行为理论框架中得到阐释。