TY  - BOOK
AU  - Lange,Matthew
TI  - Educations in ethnic violence: identity, educational bubbles, and resource mobilization 
SN  - 9781139224819
AV  - HM1121 .L36 2012eb
U1  - 305.8009172/4 23
PY  - 2012///
CY  - New York
PB  - Cambridge University Press
KW  - Ethnic conflict
KW  - Ethnic relations
KW  - Education
KW  - Sociological aspects
KW  - Segregation in education
KW  - Discrimination in education
KW  - Students
KW  - Attitudes
KW  - Conflits ethniques
KW  - Relations interethniques
KW  - Ségrégation en éducation
KW  - Discrimination en éducation
KW  - POLITICAL SCIENCE
KW  - General
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - SOCIAL SCIENCE
KW  - Anthropology
KW  - Cultural
KW  - Discrimination & Race Relations
KW  - Ethnic Studies
KW  - Minority Studies
KW  - fast
KW  - Bildungswesen
KW  - gnd
KW  - Erziehung
KW  - Internationaler Vergleich
KW  - Minderheitenfrage
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-234) and index; 1. Introduction: education and ethnic violence -- 2. Education and ethnic violence: a theoretical framework -- 3. Testing the impact of education on ethnic violence: a cross-sectional time-series analysis -- 4. Education and ethnic violence in Sri Lanka -- 5. Education and ethnic violence in Cyprus -- 6. Education and ethnic violence in the Palestinian territories, India, and sub-Saharan Africa -- 7. Education and ethno-nationalist conflict in Canada and Germany -- 8. Education and ethnic violence: conclusions and implications
N2  - "In Educations in Ethnic Violence, Matthew Lange explores the effects education has on ethnic violence. Lange contradicts the widely held belief that education promotes peace and tolerance. Rather, Lange finds that education commonly contributes to aggression, especially in environments with ethnic divisions, limited resources and ineffective political institutions. He describes four ways in which organized learning spurs ethnic conflicts. Socialization in school shapes students' identities and the norms governing intercommunal relations. Education can also increase students' frustration and aggression when their expectations are not met. Sometimes, the competitive atmosphere gives students an incentive to participate in violence. Finally, education provides students with superior abilities to mobilize violent ethnic movements. Lange employs a cross-national statistical analysis with case studies of Sri Lanka, Cyprus, the Palestinian territories, India, sub-Saharan Africa, Canada and Germany"--
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