Abstract
The paper examines the relationship between self and society from an interactionist approach, within the context of intergroup encounters. One of the main dilemmas found in intergroup encounters is the tension that exists between the salience of the group identity versus personal and interpersonal dimensions. We suggest applying an interactionist approach to dealing with this debate, which emphasizes the situation in which the contact
takes place. From this approach, the use of different types of intergroup encounters is discussed by comparing two types of workshops in which Jewish and Arab Israeli students
met to work on the Israeli–Arab political con� ict. The research questions are analyzed in regard to topics that are central to the Jewish–Arab con� ict, such as the Holocaust and
Al-Nakba (the Arab epithet for the 1948 war). This paper was written before the present crisis (2000/2002) in Jewish–Palestinian relations.
takes place. From this approach, the use of different types of intergroup encounters is discussed by comparing two types of workshops in which Jewish and Arab Israeli students
met to work on the Israeli–Arab political con� ict. The research questions are analyzed in regard to topics that are central to the Jewish–Arab con� ict, such as the Holocaust and
Al-Nakba (the Arab epithet for the 1948 war). This paper was written before the present crisis (2000/2002) in Jewish–Palestinian relations.
| Original language | English GB |
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| Pages (from-to) | 259-274 |
| Number of pages | 16 |
| Journal | Intercultural Education |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| State | Published - 2002 |