1. GÖÇMENLERİN ÖTEKİLEŞTİRİLMESİNDE KOLEKTİF BİR DUYGU OLARAK ZENOFOBİ.
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HİÇDURMAZ, Zeynep
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XENOPHOBIA , *HOSTILITY , *POWER (Social sciences) , *MASS media & politics , *EMOTIONS , *VIOLENCE - Abstract
In the social sciences, emotions are increasingly important in explaining actions. Although emotions are limited to the individual domain, they need to be interpreted on a collective basis in terms of their formation and consequences. Collectively constructed emotions determine the individual's action. This collectivity is at the root of the fear of the unknown, one of the most powerful emotions in the modern world. With the increasing global migration movements, "foreigners" have become the subject of collective fear. Xenophobia, which expresses hostility towards foreigners based on fear, determines the content and limits of the relationship that the individual establishes with the other in his/her world of understanding, interpretation, and action. The existence of a constantly produced fear and this emotion-based hatred and violence necessitates that these emotions be handled in a collective framework rather than subjective experiences. The main purpose of this study is to discuss xenophobia as a collective emotion in the construction of migrant as "The Other". The collective character of xenophobia is formed on two grounds: The first one is the collective emotion created by group belonging. The individual constructs "We" and "The Other" by defining the group of belonging and the boundaries of this group, and the feelings he/she develops against the Other in the context of group privileges are a result of this collective belonging. The function of xenophobia to provide political control of the masses constitutes its second collective aspect. In today's society of fear, the field of political power is created by the control of foreigners who are constructed as a threat, and when the political function of the media is included in this process, xenophobia is built through a perception that affects the masses. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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