Multiculturalism has been considered a "fourth force" in the field of psychology‚ supplementing behaviorism‚ psychodynamic theories‚ and humanistic psychology. It explores such topics as differences in worldviews and in means of communication; the acculturation process; stereotyping‚ prejudice‚ discrimination and racism; cultural identity development; and building multicultural competence" (Fhagen-Smith‚ 2010). Multicultural psychology attempts "to understand and to accurately represent the psychology
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Up‚ Up‚ and Away - The Invention of the Airplane The airplane is not only one of the greatest inventions in the 20th century‚ but also the most wonderful scientific creation of the human history at large. Flying higher and higher‚ floating deep into the air like birds‚ and moving from one place to the other within a jiffy in order to mitigate the distances had always been one of the most astounding dreams of human beings since the beginning of time. Several experiments had been conducted time and
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Jewish minority would eventually even accept Christianity and finally vanish. i. This term assimilation describes more accurately what really happened in Western as well as to a lesser degree in Eastern European societies. In contrast to this‚ acculturation is a less radical and more academic term which implies that people accept a new culture or part of it‚ but do not give up completely their own traditions. ii. The discrimination of the Jews increased during the nineteenth century because the
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person responds negatively to these stressors‚ the sensation of being lost in so many unfamiliar people is great. Previous literature indicates that less research has been carried out with respect to our indigenous culture to address the issue of acculturation of non-local students; however in the west this issue has captured the attention of the researchers and the psychologists. A study conducted on the adjustment issues of Turkish college students studying in the United States discusses that during
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factors. 1. Test-taking behaviour concerns such factors as level of education‚ language and practice or familiarity with tests and testing. 2. Cultural and environmental factors relate to aspects such as the effects of rural or urban residence‚ acculturation‚ and various preferences associated with ethnicity. 3. Dispositional factors include age and gender‚ both of which correlate with test performance. 4.1. Approaches to cross-cultural assessment By addressing the issues associated with using psychometric
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John. W. Blessingame‚ The Slave Community: The Plantation Life in The Antebellum South (Oxford University Press‚ Inc: 1972‚ 1979). John Wesley Blassingame was a scholar‚ historian‚ educator‚ writer‚ and leading pioneer in the study of American slavery. He received a bachelor’s degree at Fort Balley State College in 1969‚ a master’s degree at Howard University in 1961‚ and a doctorate at Yale University in 1971. He then became a history professor at his alma mater in 1974 at Yale University.
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To what extent‚ and in what ways‚ has globalization transformed the media and its audiences? Increased prominence of economic‚ cultural and technological integration between countries has no doubt had an impact on our (society’s) personal lives. Significantly‚ globalization has also led to increased access to a broad range of media – entertainment‚ increased interest in world news and larger access to communication technologies. By the world becoming more and more incorporated‚ it is developing
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PENINSULAR MALAYSIA * Malaysia is a multiracial country. Malaysia has a population of 23.27 million consisting of 61 % Malays‚ 30%‚ Chinese‚ 8 % Indians and 1% of other ethnic groups. To understand‚ virtue‚ ethics‚ and morality we must first understand their meanings. Besides that‚ the minority groups in the Peninsula include the:- * Chinese peranakan : It is a culture that encompasses the best of old ancient malay‚ chinese and European influences and absorbs the best of other cultures
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moments from which the third emerges but hybridity itself is the ‘Third Space’ which facilitate other positions to come into sight. The ―third space‚ at once contentious and prospective is the-in-between space– the platform for resistance and acculturation is groomed
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It should be noted that direct comparision between these immigrants and the native population is impossible‚ mostly due to the different socio-political factors surrounding each population. That is why the study compared different demographics between immigrants and refugees from the same origin. There were five areas of origin for the majority of these refugees: Afghanistan‚ Iraq‚ Iran‚ the Middle East‚ Somalia‚ and former Yugoslavia. Another factor to keep in mind are the inherent biases that
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