| The happiness of being something |
[Mar. 12th, 2008|04:47 am] |
Ethnic Pride Boosts Adolescent Happiness
By: Rick Nauert, Ph.D., Senior News Editor
Monday, Oct. 23 (Psych Central) -- Maintenance of self-esteem and a positive attitude is difficult when faced with life’s hardships. Undoubtedly, the task is challenging for adolescents as they undergo biological and mental transformations. New research finds ethnic pride can help teenagers maintain happiness when faced with stress. Adolescents with positive feelings toward their ethnic group say they are happier on a daily basis than those who have a more negative attitude about their ethnic identity, said Lisa Kiang, assistant professor of psychology at Wake Forest and lead author of the study.
The study, involving 415 ninth-graders from Chinese and Mexican backgrounds, shows the protective effects of ethnic identity on daily psychological well-being, Kiang said. Read more...
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| I'm a racist and antisemite |
[Dec. 4th, 2007|12:48 am] |
Well, at least according to some commenters here.
The reason: there was lots of whinning about "Russians taking over LJ", so I replied: "Actually Jews, not Russians", and then the heaven and hell broke on me, especially when I used the words "Italian mafia" and "Irish gangs" to illustrate the difference between the understanding of nationality in American sense and ethnical sense :)
In general, this is a constructivism vs primordialism debate, LJ style, with political correctness (U.S. style) brought to a level it became extremism by itself.
I remember, back in the U.S. a cashier in pizzeria asked me something in a strange language. "Sorry, I didn't understand what you just said. What language was that?" And then she starts to apologize hysterically and denies adamantly to tell me in what language she was just talking to me, as if there was something very indecent in that. |
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