| Title |
Žydų tautinės mažumos diskriminacijos patyrimas socialinių transformacijų kontekste / |
| Translation of Title |
Experience of discrimination among Jewish ethnic minority in the context of social transformations. |
| Authors |
Čeledinaitė, Gabija |
| DOI |
10.15388/JMPD.2015.4.01 |
| Full Text |
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| Is Part of |
Jaunųjų mokslininkų psichologų darbai.. Vilnius : Vilniaus universiteto leidykla. 2015, Nr. 4, [6 p.].. ISSN 2029-9958. eISSN 2351-4620 |
| Keywords [eng] |
ethnic discrimination ; Jews ; Jewish minority ; Lithuania |
| Abstract [eng] |
Ethnic discrimination is a sensitive issue, still little explored in Lithuania. This study investigates how the Jewish minority in Lithuania experiences discrimination and how that changed since World War II. Methods. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 30 Lithuanian Jews, 20 to 88 years old, 14 male (47 %) and 16 female (53 %). Thematic analysis was applied. Results. Ethnic discrimination is mostly named as life- or health-threatening. This could be related to the experience of physical discrimination during the holocaust. Discrimination in the Soviet times is described as more deceptive, mostly at official levels. One of the coping mechanisms is the non-generalizing approach: discriminators are depreciated, it is associated to ignorance, false attitudes, mental problems. Those who do not experience discrimination, relate it to the good knowledge of Lithuanian language and the ability to avoid likely threatening situations. |
| Published |
Vilnius : Vilniaus universiteto leidykla |
| Type |
Journal article |
| Language |
Lithuanian |
| Publication date |
2015 |
