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Serge Guimond

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Ethnic and Religious Conflicts in France

2011

International audience; This chapter presents a detailed analysis of current and historical interethnic relations in France. Kamiejski, De Oliveira, and Guimond apply several theories in exploration of the variables related to the development of the existent ethnic tensions in this region. Policy models are also evaluated and considered as means of engendering harmony in the future. Discussion of the most recent and largest immigrant group to France, the Maghrebians, reveals several factors associated with increasing tensions including the large degree of assumed difference in values, religion, and culture. The authors recognize that France has set the stage for positive interethnic relatio…

Ethnic groupRelative Gratification050109 social psychologymedicine.disease_causeCollective action050105 experimental psychologyIntergroup Relation[SHS]Humanities and Social SciencesPolitical scienceDevelopment economicsmedicineCollective Action0501 psychology and cognitive sciencesContact hypothesisRelative deprivationSocial identity theory05 social sciencesGender studiesRelative Deprivation16. Peace & justiceSocial Dominance OrientationAcculturationNational identity[SCCO.PSYC] Cognitive science/Psychology[SCCO.PSYC]Cognitive science/Psychology[SHS] Humanities and Social SciencesSocial dominance orientation
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Power and Legitimizing Ideologies in Hierarchy-Enhancing vs. Hierarchy-Attenuating Environments

2012

According to social dominance theory, intergroup dynamics are strongly influenced by the social positions which individuals hold in society. Several studies suggest that holding a position of power can, sometimes automatically, generate negative attitudes and hostile behaviors toward subordinate social groups. However, at present, the studies carried out on these effects of power have not taken into account the influence of the normative context. Based on the distinction made by Sidanius and Pratto between “hierarchy-enhancing” (HE) vs. “hierarchy-attenuating” (HA) environments, this study examines if the effects of power on legitimizing cognitions vary as a function of the normative enviro…

HierarchySociology and Political ScienceSocial PsychologyExperimental and Cognitive PsychologyContext (language use)Social dominance theoryPower (social and political)Social groupPhilosophyClinical PsychologyNormative social influencePolitical Science and International RelationsSocial positionNormativePsychologySocial psychologyPolitical Psychology
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