Intercultural Friendship: The Case of a Palestinian Bedouin and a Dutch Israeli Jew

Erscheinungsjahr 2020
ISBN: 978-90-04-37240-5
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 50, 292 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 633 g

Reihe: International Comparative Soci

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In Intercultural Friendship: The Case of a Palestinian Bedouin and a Dutch Israeli Jew Daniel J.N. Weishut focuses on the interface between interculturality and friendship in the context of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. After a literature study, the author describes the socio-cultural context of his boundary-crossing friendship in the realm of the Israeli occupation and then investigates it through the perspective of Hofstede’s cultural dimensions. The tremendous cultural differences as they appear are in line with Hofstede's theory for three of the value orientations but in the field of “uncertainty avoidance” they conflict with the theory. Challenges and opportunities in the friendship, and their implications for personal growth, among others, are illustrated by a series of intriguing stories of friendship.

Autoren/Hrsg.

J. N. Weishut, Daniel

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Islam & Islamische Studien Islam & Islamische Studien
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Theorie, Politische Philosophie
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein
• Geisteswissenschaften Jüdische Studien Jüdische Studien

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgments

List of Illustrations

Prologue

Part 1: Autoethnography of an Intercultural Friendship

Introduction to Part 1

1 Writing about Oneself

1 Relevance and Intent

2 The Two Friends

2.1 Ahmad

2.2 Daniel

2.3 Our Friendship

3 A Case Study

3.1 Narrative Research

3.2 Friendship Research

3.3 Case Selection

4 Studying Stories

4.1 Observations as Data

4.2 Methodological Concerns

4.3 Cultural Relativism

2 When Cultures Meet

1 Identity and Value Orientations

1.1 Culture and Social Identity

1.2 Value Orientations

2 The Intercultural Encounter

2.1 Intercultural Communication

2.2 Intercultural Conflict

3 Honor and Aggression

3.1 Face and Honor

3.2 Aggression

3 The Worlds We Live In

1 My World

1.1 The Dutch

1.2 The Israelis

2 His World

2.1 The Palestinian Arabs

2.2 The Bedouins

3 Dealing with Conflict

3.1 The Israeli–Palestinian Conflict

3.2 Bedouins, Law, and Conflict

3.3 The “sulha”

4 All about Friendship

1 Patterns of Friendship

1.1 Characteristics

1.2 Gender and Culture

2 Intercultural Friendship

2.1 Commonalities

2.2 Opportunities for Interaction

3 Friendship in the Realm of Conflict

3.1 Jewish–Arab Dialogue

3.2 The Israeli Occupation

Part 2: Four Cultural Dimensions

Introduction to Part 2

5 Individualism versus Collectivism

1 Perceptions of Friendship

1.1 Privacy and Togetherness

1.2 Who Is a Friend?

2 Getting Acquainted

2.1 Names

2.2 Greeting Behavior

3 Meals and Celebrations

3.1 Meals

3.2 Celebrations

4 Work Attitudes

4.1 Labor and Leisure

4.2 Child Labor

5 Friendship and Politics

5.1 The Wrong Side of Society

5.2 Social Support

6 Conclusion: Individualism versus Collectivism

6 Uncertainty Avoidance

1 Language and Communication

1.1 Verbal and Non-verbal Communication

1.2 A Foreign Language

2 Mine and Yours

2.1 Finances and Favors

2.2 Possessions

3 Time and Space

3.1 Flexibility of Time

3.2 Flexibility of Space

4 Planning

4.1 Making a Plan

4.2 Reaching Agreement

5 Taking Risks

5.1 Physical and Other Risks

5.2 Giving Trust

6 Conclusion: Uncertainty Avoidance

7 Masculinity and Femininity

1 Women and Men

1.1 Gender Roles

1.2 Segregation

2 Being a Man

2.1 Emotional Expression

2.2 Physical Appearance

3 Survival of the Fittest

3.1 Strength

3.2 Violence

4 Conclusion: Masculinity and Femininity

8 Power Distance

1 Honor and Dignity

1.1 Honor and the Family

1.2 Dignity and Respect

2 Authority

2.1 Rules and Leadership

2.2 The Oldest Son

3 The Occupation

3.1 Wealth and Poverty

3.2 Freedom

4 Conclusion: Power Distance

9 Challenges and Opportunities

1 Hofstede’s Cultural Dimensions

1.1 The Use of Hofstede’s Theory

1.2 Four Dimensions

2 Studying My Friendship with Ahmad

2.1 Studying Our Friendship

2.2 Representativeness

3 Personal Growth

3.1 Transformative Learning

3.2 Value Change

4 Implications and Recommendations

4.1 Cultural Psychology

4.2 Multicultural Personality

4.3 Prejudice and Social Injustice

Epilogue

Bibliography

Index

Über Autor(innen)

Daniel J.N. Weishut, Psy.D., M.B.A. (1963), a clinical psychologist and social activist, teaches at Hadassah Academic College, Department of Social Work (Jerusalem) and the Professional School of Psychology (Sacramento). He has published on interculturality and other subjects.