[IMC Bombay] Understanding Prejudice Conference 29-30 Nov

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=46rom: "john from bombay ced" <john@doccentre.org>

Date: Sat, 12 Oct 2002 05:56:40 +0000

Subject: LETS TRY AND GET STUDENTS TO DO ON COMMUNALISM & PREJUDIC


OPPORTUNITY FOR YOUR BEST STUDENTS

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better one coudl be submitted for this Conference!

Conference on
Understanding Prejudice in the Indian Psyche
College of Arts, Science & Commerce
Department of Psychology

November 29-30, 2002
VES College of Arts, Science & Commerce
Sindhi Society, Chembur
Mumbai 400 071
Ph: 5227514/5227470
E mail: vespsych@yahoo.com

INTRODUCTION
India is a country characterized by heterogeneity. There are 
differences along the lines of community and religion, social class, 
gender, and ethnicity. While these differences add to the rich 
diversity of Indian culture, they also have the potential to rip 
asunder the social fabric of the nation. Recent events have provided 
ample evidence of the impact of these divisions in our society. For 
example, the disturbances caused due to the reservation policy, riots 
due to communalism, and female foeticide, are all manifestations of 
the deep prejudicial views held by people in our society. As social 
scientists, it is time that we began to understand these processes, 
and how they operate within our culture. It is only from the research 
generated within our socio-cultural context that we will begin to 
understand and deal with this prejudice and discrimination.

The Conference
The purpose of the conference is two-fold. First, it is an attempt to 
create an understanding of the prevalent processes of prejudice. 
These may be in the areas of community, work, healthcare, or gender. 
Second, and as important, is the aim of creating an interest in 
research in the student community. Through this, students will also 
be sensitized to these processes in society. Keeping these goals in 
mind, the proceedings of the seminar will be published as a book that 
will serve as a reference for the future. Also, only students will 
research the papers presented at the conference. Any teacher involved 
in the research will be listed as the last author.

Papers Research
Papers are invited in the following areas:
Prejudice and communalism
Gender discrimination
Discrimination due to disability
Discrimination at the workplace
Social class and prejudice
Discrimination in healthcare

The papers submitted have to be reports of original research. The 
papers will be screened by a Scientific Committee to determine their 
conformity with the theme of the conference. Abstracts of papers 
should be
submitted by September 30, 2002. The full text of the paper should 
reach the Scientific Committee before October 31, 2002. Papers should 
be prepared according to the publication manual of the American 
Psychological Association and must not exceed 1500 words. One 
electronic copy of the full text of the
paper (on a 31/2=94 diskette) should also be submitted. The principal 
investigators have to be undergraduate or postgraduate students 
enrolled in a recognized educational institution. Any teacher that 
guides the research will be permitted last authorship. Teachers 
guiding the research will be permitted authorship in not more than 
one paper submitted to the conference. Papers must be presented by 
one of the principal investigators. Last authors will not be 
permitted to make presentations. However, certificates of 
participation will be given to all authors of accepted papers.

PROGRAMME
The two days of the conference will include paper presentations by 
the students and a discussion by a panel of eminent representatives 
of various organizations working in the field. Tentatively, there 
will be 5 sessions (of two hours=92 duration each) of paper 
presentations on the first day and part of the second day. Each 
presentation will be for a maximum of 15 minutes, followed by a 
discussion. The second day will have eminent persons from the fields 
of social work, industry, psychology, law, and the NGO sector 
presenting their experiences of prejudice and discrimination. This 
will be followed by a panel discussion

Registration
Registration fee for all participants will be Rs. 250/-. This will 
cover mid- morning and mid-afternoon tea, and lunch on both days. All 
authors of accepted papers must register individually for the 
conference. It may be possible to reduce the registration fee for 
some student participants. Requests for such reduction will have to 
be made well in advance with justification for the request.

=46or further details, contact: Dr. Dilip Panikker Head, Department of 
Psychology Phone: 9821036268 e-mail: dr_dp@yahoo.com Ms. Gayathri 
Narayanan Lecturer, Dept. of Psychology e-mail: gay72@rediffmail.com
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