Social encounters put us in contact with “the other”, and it is our relationship with that “other” which places us in a relational context. Relating to others means coming towards, meeting and staying in contact with one of more people in contexts where social exchanges promote growth and mutual development. “Otherness” is “the other” as a different person, and not in terms of similar, but of different attributes.Previous research on social identity (Tajfel e Turner, 1986) has shown how belonging to an in-group influences the way one views out-groups. Such favouritism towards one's own group is the source of a series of prejudices expressed through discriminatory behaviour towards the members of a group (Brown 2000).Encountering “the other” is to encounter difference and, as such, to define oneself by reference to “the other”. To encounter “otherness” is to confront difference, and can become an experience of enrichment and personal growth, precisely because difference introduces new elements that can stimulate personal change. Yet encountering “otherness” is also an experience capable of leading to a “crisis” and this can prove to be destabilising and can trigger shutdown and rejection mechanisms. Such mechanisms operate in processes of social interaction between migrants and natives, and determine the specific interactions between male and female migrants. In order to investigate the processes of immigrant integration in light of such dimensions, we have conducted an exploratory study, comprising 200 semi-structured interviews with women and men from different geographical areas. The material gathered will be examined using Alceste software.

Gender and Migration form an Ecological Perspective / Arcidiacono, Caterina; Procentese, Fortuna; Bocchino, Anna. - (2007). (Intervento presentato al convegno International Seminar Integrating new Migrants in the New Europe: a Challenge for Community Psychology tenutosi a Università di Siviglia nel 19-21 Settembre).

Gender and Migration form an Ecological Perspective

ARCIDIACONO, CATERINA;PROCENTESE, FORTUNA;BOCCHINO, ANNA
2007

Abstract

Social encounters put us in contact with “the other”, and it is our relationship with that “other” which places us in a relational context. Relating to others means coming towards, meeting and staying in contact with one of more people in contexts where social exchanges promote growth and mutual development. “Otherness” is “the other” as a different person, and not in terms of similar, but of different attributes.Previous research on social identity (Tajfel e Turner, 1986) has shown how belonging to an in-group influences the way one views out-groups. Such favouritism towards one's own group is the source of a series of prejudices expressed through discriminatory behaviour towards the members of a group (Brown 2000).Encountering “the other” is to encounter difference and, as such, to define oneself by reference to “the other”. To encounter “otherness” is to confront difference, and can become an experience of enrichment and personal growth, precisely because difference introduces new elements that can stimulate personal change. Yet encountering “otherness” is also an experience capable of leading to a “crisis” and this can prove to be destabilising and can trigger shutdown and rejection mechanisms. Such mechanisms operate in processes of social interaction between migrants and natives, and determine the specific interactions between male and female migrants. In order to investigate the processes of immigrant integration in light of such dimensions, we have conducted an exploratory study, comprising 200 semi-structured interviews with women and men from different geographical areas. The material gathered will be examined using Alceste software.
2007
Gender and Migration form an Ecological Perspective / Arcidiacono, Caterina; Procentese, Fortuna; Bocchino, Anna. - (2007). (Intervento presentato al convegno International Seminar Integrating new Migrants in the New Europe: a Challenge for Community Psychology tenutosi a Università di Siviglia nel 19-21 Settembre).
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