Community Service Work, Civic Engagement, and “Giving Back” to Society: Key Factors in Improving Interethnic Relationships and Achieving “Connectedness” in Ethnically Diverse Communities
Community Service Work, Civic Engagement, and “Giving Back” to Society: Key Factors in Improving Interethnic Relationships and Achieving “Connectedness” in Ethnically Diverse Communities
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社区服务工作、公民参与和“回馈”社会：改善种族间关系和实现种族多元化社区“联系”的关键因素
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2010
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Eduardo Sánchez
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A. Hoffman;J. Wallach;Eduardo Sánchez
摘要近年来，与心理社会福利相关的社区服务活动和公民参与的话题受到了广泛的关注。本研究探讨了社区服务活动、族裔间态度和个人对社区服务活动的价值、相关性和重要性的认知之间的关系。我们假设，随着受试者(n=40)参加各种与社区服务相关的活动，他们对社区参与和种族间态度(即减少种族中心主义)的总体重要性的看法将显著增加。配对样本t检验显示，在涉及对社区服务工作重要性的认识和种族间态度改善的主题中，显著增加(p<；.007)。对研究结果进行了总结，并对今后的研究提出了建议。
Abstract Recently, the topics of community service activity and civic engagement relative to psychosocial benefits have received considerable attention. The current study addresses the relationship between community service activities, interethnic attitudes and individual perceptions of the value, relevance and importance of community service activities. We hypothesized that as subjects (n=40) participated in a variety of community service related activities, their perception of the overall importance of community engagement and interethnic attitudes (i.e., reductions in ethnocentrism) would significantly increase. A paired-samples t test showed significant increases among topics addressing perceptions of the importance of community service work and improvements among interethnic attitudes (p<.007). Results of the study and suggestions for future research are offered.