Ethnicity and Racism in Cyprus

Investigating the relationship between ethnic pride and prejudice in the divided community of Cyprus, this book focuses on the ethnic stereotypes that Greek and Turkish Cypriot secondary school students develop of each other and other ethnic groups in Cyprus.

Autorentext

Peter A. J. Stevens is Associate Professor in Qualitative Research Methods and member of CuDOS research group, Department of Sociology, Ghent University, Belgium.

Klappentext

Through in-depth qualitative and quantitative data analysis, Ethnicity and Racism in Cyprus investigates the relationship between ethnic pride and prejudice in the divided community of Cyprus. In particular, Stevens focuses on schools in Cyprus, looking at the ethnic stereotypes that Greek and Turkish Cypriot students develop of each other and other ethnic groups, and the underlying social psychological and sociological factors that inform the development of these stereotypes. The book's findings show that the way in which Greek and Turkish Cypriots perceive themselves in ethnic terms influences their prejudice to various meaningful ethnic out-groups. In addition, Stevens sheds light on the importance of school policies and structural school features in developing ethnic stereotypes. The analysis also highlights the importance of young people's families and peer groups, and their participation in sports activities in developing prejudice to ethnic out-groups.

Inhalt

1. Introduction
   
   2. Studying the Relationship between National Pride and Prejudice in Context
   3. Methods
   4. Greek and Turkish Cypriot in and out-group Perceptions
   5. Cultural Repertoires within Context: Institutions, Resources and Social Networks
   6. Testing the Relationship between Ethnic Pride and Prejudice in the Context of Cyprus
   7. Conclusions and Discussion: National Pride and Prejudice?
   8. Appendices