Bridges over Troubled Water: A Comparative Study of Jews, Arabs, and Palestinians
This work determines the processes that strengthen hostility between opposing groups and identifies those who are willing to act in order to change these situations. The backdrop of the Arab-Israeli conflict is used to demonstrate how collective identities are shaped by membership in ethnic and religious groups, and how these identities influence attitudes and behavior. It examines political attitudes, hatred of others, and willingness to assume responsibility for the various social issues of...
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An Israeli and a Palestinian, Moore (College of Management, Israel) and Aweiss (education and psychology, Birzeit U.) seek a way to look at the conflict between their peoples in a two-dimensional and integrated manner that falls between the parochial view from one side or other, and a fully objective academic study. After reviewing the Palestinian and Israeli positions, they offer a view that both respects and is critical of both leaderships' theoretical and political philosophy. Their objective is to examine the influences of the historical, social, and cultural aspects on phenomena at the individual level. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Ch. 1The socio-historical context and theoretical framework1Ch. 2Methodology : samples, questionnaires, and measures18Ch. 3Social identities29Ch. 4Correlates of social identities52Ch. 5Social identities and political attitudes81Ch. 6Intolerance of "others"100Ch. 7Willingness to assume social responsibility125App. AUnited Nations Resolution 181 (II)149App. BUnited Nations Resolution 242169App. CUnited Nations Resolution 338171App. DHigh school student questionnaire172App. EAdult questionnaire180App. FBasic structural equation model for intolerance of "others," student sample188App. GBasic structural equation model for intolerance of "others," adult sample190App. HElaborated structural equation model for intolerance of "others," student sample192App. IElaborated structural equation model for intolerance of "others," adult sample195App. JWillingness to assume responsibility198App. KCorrelation matrices200
