The Relationship between Prejudice and Some Personal Variables among Secondary School Students in the State of Kuwait

Majed Al-Ali, M.A.

Doctoral thesis

Abstract:

The present research in his study seeks to shed light on the various dimensions and aspects of prejudice and it relationship with the other variables which are : creative activities, emotional intelligence, and linguistic intelligence . In doing so, the researcher discussed many of the definitions given to prejudice and the theories that analyzed and discussed prejudice from its different directions. More specifically, the research aims at reaching an understanding of the nature of the correlational and predictive relationships between the target variables and prejudice based on the propositions and analyses of prejudice in different psychological theories and schools. We cannot understand and combat prejudice without studying the other relevant psychological variables. Thus, it is of paramount importance to explore the relationship between target variables of the study and prejudice . Regarding to the results of the present study , the research will apply its results in the various of educational , sociological , and psychological environments as the schools , science clubs ...etc

Keywords

PREJUDICE, CREATIVE ACTIVITIES, EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE, LINGUISTIC INTELLIGENCE, PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY, ENVIRONMENT, TESTS, THE INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES, GROUPS, CAUSES, THE CONFLICT, RELATIONS, SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY, DIMENSION, ATTITUDES, SOCIAL FACTORS, STEREOTYPING, REDUCING, THINKING, HYPOTHESES, PROBLEM.

Language used: English

Date on which the thesis was submitted / produced: 1. 10. 2008

Thesis defence

• Date of defence: 20. 10. 2008
• Supervisor: prof. PhDr. Vladimír Smékal, CSc.
• Reader: Doc. Jaroslav Kalous, PhD., Dr. Christopher Alan Lewis

Masaryk University

Faculty of Social Studies

Doctoral programme / field:
Psychology (4-years) / Social Psychology (Eng.)