Us and them

First Them, Then Us

Us/them Structure in Aphasia

The aim of the paper was to show the importance of distinction between US and THEM which is disrupted in the patients with aphasia and leads to social isolation. It should be stressed that the distinction between US and THEM is deeply rooted in couture and language. It has great social and psychological significance since foreigners – speaking imperfect language are as a rule excluded from the ...

The Neural Development of 'Us and Them'.

Social groups aid human beings in several ways, ranging from the fulfillment of complex social and personal needs to the promotion of survival. Despite the importance of group affiliation to humans, there remains considerable variation in group preferences across development. In the current study, children and adolescents completed an explicit evaluation task of in-group and out-group members d...

“They are Us—We are Them”

Stigmatization towards persons with mental illnesses is a major quality of care concern. Unfortunately, nurses are no less implicated than other health professions. This article reports the results of an evaluation of a learning intervention for psychiatric nursing students in partnership between Brandon University and the Mental Health Commission of Canada. We describe this intervention as an ...

Theorizing identity: beyond the 'us' and 'them' dichotomy.

Yuval-Davis discusses three interconnected questions relating to identity. She first examines whether and in what ways the notion of identity should be theorized, on the one hand, and empirically researched, on the other, focusing on the opposing views of Stuart Hall and Robin Williams. She then examines the contested question of what is identity, positioning it in relation to notions of belong...