‘This country is OURS’: The exclusionary potential of collective psychological ownership

Collective Psychological Ownership and Intergroup Relations

Whereas much social psychological research has studied the in-group and out-group implications of social categorization and collective identity ("we"), little research has examined the nature and relevance of collective psychological ownership ("ours") for intergroup relations. We make a case for considering collective psychological ownership as an important source of intergroup tensions. We do...

Brazil: What country is this?

The question in the title of this editorial is the name of a song played by “Legi~ao Urbana,” a famous Brazilian rock band from the 1980s and 1990s. Overall, the song has a very strong political message that seems incredibly up to date and relevant almost 30 y after its release. There are many possible answers to the question evoked by this song: Brazil is the country of music, carnival, warm p...

the present study is a survey os postmodern historical novel with respect to the voice of women. it argues how the recorded history is regulated by the rules of power and how women have been excluded from this discourse.ther study analysez angela carters nights at the circus as an example of postmodern historical novel to illustrate how this novel has questioned the historical narrative and how it has inserted women into history by breaking the rules of patriarchy.

the present thesis is a study of postmodern historical novel with respect to the voice of women. according to postmodern historiography,the established institution of history is one of the other manifestations of patriarchys power which has silenced women. the study analyzes angela carters nights at the circus as a postmodern historical novel which makes its female characters transgress the pat...

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NOT KNOWING WHERE ELSE TO SEND A HEARTFELT message to the Pediatric Cardiology and Congenital Cardiothoracic Surgery community, I thought I would come here, with a personal story. My cousin, “B”, recently contacted me from Australia, seeking my help. He was born with classic d-transposition of the great arteries with intact ventricular septum. My mother used to tell me he was profoundly cyanoti...