Erika Vora
Biographic Data
| ID | 652850 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Erika Vora |
| GIVEN NAMES | Erika |
| FAMILY NAME | Vora |
| SIGNATURE | VORA E |
| AFFILIATIONS | St. Cloud State University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1980 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2004 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The Effectiveness of South Africa’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission: Perceptions of Xhosa, Afrikaner, and English South Africans
This article empirically assesses the effectiveness of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) of South Africa as perceived by three ethnic groups in South Africa, namely, Xhosa, Afrikaners, and English. It examines whether the participants of each ethnic group viewed the TRC to be effective in bringing out the truth and bringing about reconciliation. The article also examines whether the TRCwas viewed as having had a positive effect on Sou…
Undoing Racism in America: Help From a Black Church
Racism and ethnic prejudice are major problems in our society. These prob lems are accentuated when a homogeneous white community has little opportunity to engage with culturally diverse others. The purpose of this study was to investigate whether a well planned engagement of white students with members of a black community, in a safe and welcoming environment, would significantly reduce racism and prejudice. The success of the experiential appro…
Intercultural marriage: Promises and pitfalls
Evolution of Race: A Synthesis of Social and Biological Concepts
The concept of race has been researched and reviewed for its definition, causes, and effects by Fortney (1977), Osborne (1971), Klass and Hellman (1971), and Coon et al. (1950). However, a synthesis of these concepts and development of a framework for systematic research are much needed for studying the concept of race. My purpose is to present the biological and social concepts of race, their evolutionary processes, and a synthesized evolutionar…
A Theoretical Framework for Diffusing Concepts Within and Across Cultures
Diffusion as communication of new products and physical services has been investigated and modeled into theoretical frameworks. However, diffusion of new concepts and ideas has received relatively limited scientific investigation. The purpose of this paper is to develop a theoretical framework for the study of concept diffusion incorporating the important role culture plays in the process of diffusing concepts. The theoretical framework for diffu…
Humanistic culture learning
A Theoretical Framework for Diffusing Concepts Within and Across Cultures
Diffusion as communication of new products and physical services has been investigated and modeled into theoretical frameworks. However, diffusion of new concepts and ideas has received relatively limited scientific investigation. The purpose of this paper is to develop a theoretical framework for the study of concept diffusion incorporating the important role culture plays in the process of diffusing concepts. The theoretical framework for diffu…
Humanistic culture learning
Evolution of Race: A Synthesis of Social and Biological Concepts
The concept of race has been researched and reviewed for its definition, causes, and effects by Fortney (1977), Osborne (1971), Klass and Hellman (1971), and Coon et al. (1950). However, a synthesis of these concepts and development of a framework for systematic research are much needed for studying the concept of race. My purpose is to present the biological and social concepts of race, their evolutionary processes, and a synthesized evolutionar…
Intercultural marriage: Promises and pitfalls
Undoing Racism in America: Help From a Black Church
Racism and ethnic prejudice are major problems in our society. These prob lems are accentuated when a homogeneous white community has little opportunity to engage with culturally diverse others. The purpose of this study was to investigate whether a well planned engagement of white students with members of a black community, in a safe and welcoming environment, would significantly reduce racism and prejudice. The success of the experiential appro…
The Effectiveness of South Africa’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission: Perceptions of Xhosa, Afrikaner, and English South Africans
This article empirically assesses the effectiveness of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) of South Africa as perceived by three ethnic groups in South Africa, namely, Xhosa, Afrikaners, and English. It examines whether the participants of each ethnic group viewed the TRC to be effective in bringing out the truth and bringing about reconciliation. The article also examines whether the TRCwas viewed as having had a positive effect on Sou…
Sociology (5 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Gender Studies (3 works) · Ethnic group (2 works) · Social Psychology (2 works) · White (mutation) (2 works) · African american (1 works) · Afrocentrism (1 works) · Artificial Intelligence (1 works) · Biology (1 works)