Rehumanizing the Other: Empathy and Reconciliation

Halpern, Jodi; Weinstein, Harvey M.

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“…Training authorities in empathy when dealing with indoor air problems is also essential, as empathy is the key to overcoming dehumanization. 29 Such training should also be targeted at authorities who are responsible for construction and maintenance of buildings.…”

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Indoor air problems and experiences of injustice in the workplace: A quantitative and a qualitative study

Finell

Seppälä

2017

Indoor Air

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This study explores subjective injustice experiences of individuals suffering from suspected or observed indoor air problems in their workplaces in two studies. We focus on injustice experiences because they influence how individuals cope with and recover from health problems. The first study reports associations between the perceived harmfulness of the indoor environment (ie, mold/inadequate ventilation) and subjective injustice experiences in workplaces in a representative sample of Finnish working-aged people (N = 4633). Altogether, 37% of the respondents perceived their workplaces' indoor environments to be harmful. Multivariate logistic regression analyses revealed that the risks of reporting subjective injustice experiences (eg, information, attitudes, and remuneration) were significantly higher for those reporting harmful indoor environments compared to those who reported no such problems (OR 1.28-1.95 for different situations). The second study explored injustice experiences more closely by qualitatively analyzing the content of 23 essays. These essays were written by people who suffered from suspected or observed indoor air problems in their workplaces. The respondents reported multidimensional experiences of injustice, which related to conflicts, and moral exclusions. Awareness of these psychosocial effects is important for the prevention of unnecessary escalation of psychosocial problems in workplaces with observed and suspected indoor air problems. K E Y W O R D Sindoor air quality, injustice, lived experience, logistic regression, occupational health, qualitative methods | INTRODUCTIONIndoor mold, dampness, and chemicals pose serious risks to individuals' health and well-being in workplaces.1,2 For example, mold was the most important factor in suspected and diagnosed occupational asthma cases in Finland in 2013.3 Besides asthma, poor indoor air quality is associated with other respiratory and allergic effects, such as respiratory infections, bronchitis, and allergic rhinitis. 4Despite this growing evidence, the effect of poor indoor air quality on health remains contested, especially with respect to non-specific symptoms (eg, headaches, fatigue, skin and eye irritation), 5 which are known to be associated not just with the indoor environment but with psychological and social factors, such as low social support and low control over work. 6 This paper posits that the contested nature of these health effects may lead employees attributing such health problems to the built environment in an insecure position. This can make them prone to evaluating decisions, practices, and treatment from the perspective of (in)justice. justice focuses on the adequacy of explanations and the truthfulness of information offered during the decision-making process (eg, justifications for the decision are offered). 12We examine two studies that explore subjective experiences of In the occupational medicine literature, qualitative methods have been highly recommended when a researcher is seeking to capture the meanin...

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Indoor air problems and experiences of injustice in the workplace: A quantitative and a qualitative study

Finell

Seppälä

2017

Indoor Air

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“…The first of these that is a true instance of collecting and analyzing survey data on relevant themes appeared in 2004. 89 A clearer indicator of the centrality of the method to the research is when "survey" is mentioned in the abstract, which is true for only 28 items. 90 A further search used the ProQuest Dissertations & Theses database.…”

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Humanizing Transitional Justice: Reflections on the Role of Survey Research in Studying Violent Conflict and its Aftermath

Backer¹,

Kulkarni²

2016

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An emergent priority in the field of transitional justice is gathering and analyzing empirical data to advance understanding of violent conflicts and responses to the transgressions committed during such events. A major segment of this research focuses on countries, policies, processes, and institutions as the units of observation. Among the limitations of such research, however, is the lack of direct, in-depth attention to relevant individual actors and their roles in these settings. Our article highlights a methodological approach that captures this perspective: surveys. Over recent years, scholars, NGOs, international organizations, and justice institutions have completed surveys of various scales with an assortment of populations, including those implicated in and/or exposed to violent conflict. Such surveys help to illuminate the circumstances and repercussions of conflict for individuals and their families and communities, their expectations about transitional justice, their assessments of contemplated and actual policies, processes and institutions, and the resulting impact on their attitudes, agency, and actions. In the process, these empirical data present a distinctive lens that we argue is integral to appreciating moral David Backer and Anupma Kulkarni 188Transitional Justice Review, Vol.1, Iss.4, 2016, 187-232 and pragmatic motivations for transitional justice, gauging responsiveness to the needs and interests of key constituencies, and evaluating consequences. We reflect on the merits, shortcomings, mechanics, challenges, and trade-offs of conducting surveys related to transitional justice in conflicted-affected societies. As part of the discussion, we cite examples of key studies from countries around the world, drawing on our own significant first-hand experience as well as research carried out by others. IntroductionAn emergent priority in the field of transitional justice is gathering and analyzing empirical data to improve responses to violent conflicts and associated transgressions. A major segment of this research focuses on countries, policies, processes, and institutions as units of observation.

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“…The neuroscience of empathy also demonstrates bias towards ingroup members (Lamm, Batson, & Decety, 2007Xu, Zuo, Wang & Han 2009). Reducing complexity plays a role in dehumanizing the Other in processes that precede violence (Cameron, 2011b;Halpern & Weinstein, 2004). Conversely, it has long been known that inter-group contact can lead to reduction in prejudice (Allport, 1979), and more recently that contact contributes to allowing the Other multiple identities (Brown & Hewstone, 2005) and to increased perception of outgroup variability (Swart, Hewstone, Christ, & Voci, 2010).…”

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“…The risk is of dehumanising the Other and thus increasing the possibility of violence against them (Halpern & Weinstein, 2004;Kinvall, 2004 Muslims also report being newly aware of the potential effect of their appearance on other people. One reports a friend deciding not turn up in person for a visa extension application because he had a beard and thought that increased his chances of being rejected, so sent the application by post.…”

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The dialogic construction of self and other in response to terrorism.

Cameron¹,

Maslen²,

Todd³

2013

Peace and Conflict: Journal of Peace Psychology

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and on a bus. It was not just the violence and death that shocked people in UK, but the fact that the young men, the first suicide bombers in UK, were British, three of them born and brought up in a long-established Muslim community. After this event (which became known as 7/7), government and community leaders worked hard to prevent a violent backlash in Muslim communities in UK, and were, by and large, successful. However, the event caused much social and personal disruption, shifting notions of both Self and Other.The purpose of the study was to investigate the effects of that disruption on people's personal and social landscapes through an applied linguistic study of talk in focus groups. If, as a society, we can better understand how people and groups respond to an ongoing threat of terrorist attack, we should be better able to offer support towards resilience and protection against fragility.The study forms part of a larger project investigating the dynamics of empathy in dialogue in times of uncertainty. 1 Empathy concerns how one person (the Self) emotionally and cognitively responds to another, how they understand how it is to be 'the Other'. 2 In this study, where focus groups discuss the risk of terrorism and its effects on their everyday lives, we attend to one particular aspect of empathy in dialogue: how the Other is dialogically constructed in relation to the Self. By tracing patterns of stabilization and variability in dialogic construction of Self and Other, post 7/7 and 9/11, the study aims to understand the impact of increased uncertainty on people's emotions, and on the voices and positions that people construct for themselves and for others.The study is innovative in applying a complex dynamic systems view of society, culture, cognition and discourse which allows researchers to attend to interdependencies of affective, cognitive and social factors in people's lives. This approach highlights the fluidity of constructions CONSTRUCTION OF SELF AND OTHER AFTER TERRORISM 1 of Self and Other as voiced in people's accounts, and how people move in and out of multiple social identities.

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Rehumanizing the Other: Empathy and Reconciliation

Cited by 268 publications

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Indoor air problems and experiences of injustice in the workplace: A quantitative and a qualitative study

Indoor air problems and experiences of injustice in the workplace: A quantitative and a qualitative study

Humanizing Transitional Justice: Reflections on the Role of Survey Research in Studying Violent Conflict and its Aftermath

The dialogic construction of self and other in response to terrorism.

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