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Theories of Intergroup Relations 1 Psychology 9234 Fall, 2015 Theories of Intergroup Relations Fatih Uenal, Room A-12 Time: Tue 16:00-18:00 Room: 271 Dragos Kampüsü Office hours: by appointment Email: [email protected] Substance: This course includes an introduction to and comparison of most extant theories of intergroup relations: those theories that explain how human groups form and relate to one another. It may be of relevance to students in psychology, sociology, political science, communications, history, anthropology, economics, or to anyone interested in group conflict, diplomacy, oppression, discrimination, society, or culture. One of the major questions we will consider is whether different kinds of theories are required to explain intergroup relations based on different kinds of group definitions, including nationality (the nation-state), gender, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, and class. We will also consider the type of phenomena and level of analysis each theory addresses, that is, whether theories concern mainly the psychological state of an individual, the social-cultural context, the social-structural context, the economics of social arrangements, collective behavior, institutionalized patterns, and so forth. Because of the theoretical abstractness of some of the works, I have also provided a “concrete” reading dealing with each topic for each subject (e.g., works of autobiography, fiction, commentary, history, etc.). Such readings are indented on the reading list below. Original readings and important writers are emphasized in the readings selected, but research concerning elaborating on each theory will also be read. Objectives: Students will learn to recognize the level of analysis theories use, the kind of process or mechanisms they prescribe, the family of theories to which the theory belongs, as well as the basic tenets and assumptions of each theory. They will gain practice in weighing a variety of kinds of evidence in the social sciences used to test theories. They will also acquire expertise in a variety of forms of intergroup relations, the problems that can arise therein, and what solutions have been proposed for such problems. They will also learn what kinds of research each theory has generated and the kinds of phenomena each theory describes and ignores. Requirements: This course requires the active participation on the part of students. It will also require a fairly heavy load of reading original sources. Each week, students will submit a 1 page written commentary of the readings for that week to the instructor cite by 9 a.m. on Monday. These summaries should state what each student felt the most important and most interesting points of the readings were, as well as reactions and questions. The instructor will use these commentaries to guide the contents of the discussion. Each week, each student is expected to read all the non-starred readings, which will be posted on IstSehrNet (except the S&P book). Students will each present one or more of the single-starred readings (or another relevant reading on the topic the student finds, with instructor’s approval) to the class once during the semester. The final graded assignment can be done in ONE of three ways: A 10 page review paper on a relevant topic, a Wikipedia page on an intergroup theory, or a research proposal for a study the student intends to conduct. This assignment is due on Nov. 29. The final assignment comprises 30% of the course grade, regular class participation (including thought-provoking written and verbal commentaries) comprises 50% of the course grade, and starred presentations comprise the remaining 20%. Theories of Intergroup Relations 2 Text: Sidanius, J., & Pratto, F. (1999/2001). Social dominance. New York Cambridge University Press. Assigned and Optional Readings by TopiC and Date * indicates a reading a student may choose to present in class; ** indicates a content reading for interest. If presented, readings with ** should be compared & contrasted with assigned readings. 1. Introduction & Overview of course (30.08. 2015) Sidanius & Pratto (2001). Chapter 1 Pratto, F. Henkel, K. & Lee, I. (2013). Stereotypes and prejudice from an intergroup relations perspective: Their relation to social structure. In C. Stangor & C. Crandall (Eds.), Stereotyping and Prejudice. New York: Psychology Press. Intergroup StruCtural Relations and PsyChology 2. Realistic Group Conflict Theory (06.09.2015) Angelou, M. (1969). I know why the caged bird sings (Chapter 27). New York: Random House. Campbell, D. T. (1965). Ethnocentric and other altruistic motives. In D. Levine (Ed.), Nebraska Symposium on Motivation (pp. 283-311). Lincoln, NE: University of Nebraska Press. Sherif, M., & Sherif, C. W. (1966). Formation of outgroup attitudes and stereotypes: Experimental verification (pp. 271-295). Groups in harmony and tension. New York Octagon Books. Berdahl, J. L. (2007). The sexual harassment of uppity women. Journal of Applied Psychology, 92, 425- 437. *Kinder, D. R. & Sanders, L. M. (1996). Threat and advantage. In Divided by Color: Racial politics and democratic ideals. (pp. 49-91). Chicago & London: University of Chicago Press. *Bornstein, G. (2003). Intergroup conflict: Individual, group, and collective interests. Personality and Social Psychology Review, 7, 129-145. *JaCkson, L. M., & Esses, V. M. (2000). Effects of perceived economic competition on people’s willingness to help empower immigrants. Group Processes and Intergroup Relations, 3, 419-435. 753. *Reskin, B. F. (1988). Bringing the men back in: Sex differentiation and the devaluation of women's work. Gender & Society, 2, 58-81. *Zubrinsky, C. L., & Bobo, L. (1996). Prismatic metropolis: Race and residential segregation in the City of Angels. Social Science Research, 25, 335-374. Theories of Intergroup Relations 3 *Hepworth, J. T., & West, S. G. (1988). Lynchings and the economy: A time-series reanalysis of Hovland and Sears (1940). Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 55, 239-247. 3. Roles, Hierarchies, and Inequality (13.09.2015) Sidanius & Pratto (1999). Chapter 2 Crow Dog, M., & Erdoes, R. (1990). Lakota Woman (pp. 55-72). New York Harper Perennial. Hedges, C. & SaCCo, J. (2012). Days of theft. Days of Destruction Days of Revolt. New York: Nation Books. (pp. 1-57). Guioi, C. & Chuntao, W. (2006). The Martyr. Will the boat sink the water? The life of China’s peasants. New York Public Affairs. (pp. 3-26). Byerly, V. (1986). Clara Thrift. Hard Times Cotton Mill Girls: Personal histories of womanhood and poverty in the South. Ithaca, New York ILR Press. (pp. 110-122). Marin, P. (1991, July 8). The prejudice against men. The Nation, 253, Issue 2, 46-51. Amiry, S. (2010). Prisons are for men and Nothing makes sense, why should I? Nothing to lose but your life. Doha, Qatar: Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation Publishing. (pp. 33-39, 99- 107). Note: Amiry is a middle-aged educated Lebanese woman who is trying to cross from the West Bank into Israel for day-labor with young men she sometimes employs and who are in the habit of making this journey daily. 4. Social Structure and Group Identities (20.09.2015) Johnson, J. W. (1927). Chapter 1. The autobiography of an ex-coloured man. New York: Random House. (pp. 3-23). Perry, P. (2001). White means never having to say you’re ethnic. In J. A. Holstein & J. F. Gubrium (Eds.), Inner lives and social worlds. New York: Oxford University Press. (pp. 362- 380). Taifel, H., & Turner, J. C. (1986). The social identity theory of intergroup behavior. In S. Worchel & W. G. Austin (Eds.), Psychology of intergroup relations (pp. 7-24). Chicago: Nelson-Hall. Little, D. (2002). Orientalism, American style. American Orientalism. Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina Press. (pp. 9-42). *Cuddy, A. J. C., Fiske, S. T. & Glick, P. (2007). The BIAS map: Behaviors from intergroup affect and stereotypes. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 92, 631-638. *Alexander, M., Brewer, M. B., & Herrmann, R. K. (1999). Images and affect: A functional analysis of out-group stereotypes. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 77, 78-93. *Gibson, J. R. (2006). Do strong identities fuel intolerance? Evidence from the South African case. Political Psychology, 27, 665-705. Theories of Intergroup Relations 4 *Eagly, A. H. & Steffen, V. J. (1984). Gender stereotypes stem from the distribution of men and women into social roles. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 46, 745-754. *Ellemers, N., Wilke, H., & van Knippenberg, A. (1993). Effects of legitimacy of low group or individual status on individual and collective identity enhancement strategies. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 64, 766-778. * Mullin, B., & Hogg, M. A. (1998). Dimensions of subjective uncertainty in social identification and minimal intergroup discrimination. British Journal of Social Psychology, 37, 345-365. *Cottrell, C. A. & Neuberg, S. J. (2005). Different emotional reactions to different groups: A socio- functional threat-based approach to ‘prejudice.’ Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 88, 770-789. *Ysseldyk, R., Matheson, K. & Anisman, H. (2010). Religiosity as Identity: Toward an understanding of religion from a social identity perspective. Personality and Social Psychology Review, 14, 60-71. 5. Intergroup Segregation and Contact (27.09.2015) Thorne, B. (1993). Gender play: Creating a sense of “Opposite Sides.” In J. A. Holstein & J. F. Gubrium (Eds.), Inner lives and social worlds. New York: Oxford University Press (pp. 386-404.) Pamuk, O. (1998). I am your beloved uncle. My name is Red. London: Faber & Faber. (pp. 26-32). This is a chapter from Nobel-prize winner Orhan Pamuk’s novel. To me it represents an interesting moment of cross-cultural contact. Wormer, K. van & Falkner, J. (2012). Learning about cognitive dissonance and race relations: A study of the personal narratives of older White southern women who grew up with maids. Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment, 22, 392-408. Dixon, J. & Durrheim, K. (2003). Contact and the ecology of racial division: Some varieties of informal segregation. British Journal of Social Psychology, 42, 1-23.