Interethnic relations ... This term has recently often heard from the radio broadcast and television screens, but the interests of breaking news can find it even in the pages of contemporary periodicals or popular Internet resources.Sometimes, in the context of good, but most agree, is still in a sad or anxious.Unfortunately ...
In this article I propose to examine the term in more detail, to define it, to look into the story and bring some typical examples.
Interethnic relations.Definition
Interethnic relations - a set of individually experienced relations between people who either belong to different nationalities, or else are members of different ethnic communities.This concept is being studied by two social sciences: psychology and general ethnopsychology.
What causes these relations?
Yes, indeed, they are added gradually in the course of employment or political life, but also stem from family life, a friendly and informal communication of any other.
Depending on the historical past of a country's socio-political situation, economic, cultural and living conditions of the nature of these relationships may change and take a friendly, neutral, or (in extreme cases) negative forms.Furthermore, it can significantly influence and personal interest in communication.
Interethnic relations.Their variety and form
This kind of relationship can be between people of different nationalities at the level of a single state, and they, of course, can arise between different states or nations.
Scientists were able to identify two main forms of inter-ethnic relations:
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ethnic or national conflict;
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peaceful cooperation, which includes several subspecies:
- Ethnic mix.It occurs if the various groups spontaneously mixed together, after some number of years begin to form one nation.Typically, this occurs through intermarriage.If you delve into the history, we can see that in this way there is no time Latin Americans, in the tradition of which to this day are mixed usages and the Spanish and Portuguese, and African slaves, and local Aborigines.
- ethnic assimilation or absorption.What happens in the event that one people almost completely dissolved in the other or even simultaneously several.This can occur both in peacetime and in war period.For example, without bloodshed and enslavement were able to form the United States.But in ancient times, everything is much tougher, and as an example, the conflict between Assyria and Rome.
If the script assimilation is violent, the larger and more powerful nation prohibits a second, for example, use their own language, or to adhere to their own customs and traditions.
Interethnic relations.Ways to resolve conflicts
According to contemporary sociologists and political scientists, if the relations between nations are deadlocked, and any attempt to get out of this situation, in the end, led to further its aggravation, there are some real ways to influence the conflict:
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Recognize the ethnic problems and solve them using the methods of the national policy.
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At the level of the nation to recognize the unacceptability of violence and mastery of other cultures.Allow any nationality to exercise their freedoms and rights, to respect its identity, language and customs, showing no animosity or distrust.
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To normalize the ethno-political situation using different levers of the economy.
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create in those regions, which are characterized by a mixed ethnic composition, various cultural infrastructure.For example, national centers, schools with the opportunity to attend classes in their mother tongue, as well as enable to comply with all national traditions and customs.
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organize a special international commission, tips, or other structures that will be engaged in peaceful resolution of all disputes arising national.
problem of interethnic relations there is, first of all, where people do not listen to each other and do not want to even try to negotiate amicably.
