The chapter that has been chosen for this review is chapter five, From
Bystanding Towards Engaged Witnesses, from Towards Psychologies of Liberation. In this chapter Watkins & Shulman (2008) explain bystanding as a consequence of socialization, and in order to reverse these effects it is necessary for us to go against the status quo and challenge the norms that may be causing psychic wounds within others and ourselves. The central themes discussed in this chapter revolve around the 12 symptoms and consequences experienced by bystanders. These include the severing of self, preoccupation with personal survival and success, comparative neurosis, loneliness, narcissism, the degrading of others, fear of oneself; of the abject, replacement of being …show more content…
This is consistent with the literature on attitudes towards immigrants. It was also found that the level of relationships that individuals have with immigrants greatly impacts their opinions and feelings of threats from these individuals (Ward & Masgoret, 2010). When someone is not only given but actively chooses to take the opportunity to create friendships and learn from the other cultures, they will reduce their feelings of threats because they are able to break the barriers of the unknown, and work as step of engagement in the process of moving from bystanders to engaged …show more content…
Within New Zealand, this can be seen through attitudes and perceptions of New Zealanders towards immigrants. The most negative views are most often held by New Zealanders who are not indigenous to this country, and who would have to embrace the most change in the current status quo. They are the most comfortable and therefore have the most to lose, in their own eyes. The media plays an important role in continuing the discourses of the dominant culture, and therefore needs to consider the importance of the kinds of messages the printing. It would be beneficial to see research that examined potential solutions into changing New Zealanders negative attitudes towards stereotypes. This could be accomplished through neighborhood or community programs, or other social experiments that provide small solutions that enable engagement with other groups. This provides opportunities for those in the dominant groups to have their ideals challenged, which is necessary in order to break down the barriers and move towards
Bystanding Towards Engaged Witnesses, from Towards Psychologies of Liberation. In this chapter Watkins & Shulman (2008) explain bystanding as a consequence of socialization, and in order to reverse these effects it is necessary for us to go against the status quo and challenge the norms that may be causing psychic wounds within others and ourselves. The central themes discussed in this chapter revolve around the 12 symptoms and consequences experienced by bystanders. These include the severing of self, preoccupation with personal survival and success, comparative neurosis, loneliness, narcissism, the degrading of others, fear of oneself; of the abject, replacement of being …show more content…
This is consistent with the literature on attitudes towards immigrants. It was also found that the level of relationships that individuals have with immigrants greatly impacts their opinions and feelings of threats from these individuals (Ward & Masgoret, 2010). When someone is not only given but actively chooses to take the opportunity to create friendships and learn from the other cultures, they will reduce their feelings of threats because they are able to break the barriers of the unknown, and work as step of engagement in the process of moving from bystanders to engaged …show more content…
Within New Zealand, this can be seen through attitudes and perceptions of New Zealanders towards immigrants. The most negative views are most often held by New Zealanders who are not indigenous to this country, and who would have to embrace the most change in the current status quo. They are the most comfortable and therefore have the most to lose, in their own eyes. The media plays an important role in continuing the discourses of the dominant culture, and therefore needs to consider the importance of the kinds of messages the printing. It would be beneficial to see research that examined potential solutions into changing New Zealanders negative attitudes towards stereotypes. This could be accomplished through neighborhood or community programs, or other social experiments that provide small solutions that enable engagement with other groups. This provides opportunities for those in the dominant groups to have their ideals challenged, which is necessary in order to break down the barriers and move towards