Challenges of working in an ethnically diverse environment: qualitative analysis of notions of bulgarians, turks and roma Cover Image

Предизвикателства пред работата в етнически разнородна среда: Качествен анализ на представите на българи, турци и роми
Challenges of working in an ethnically diverse environment: qualitative analysis of notions of bulgarians, turks and roma

Author(s): Esma Riza, Ergyul Tair, Diana Bakalova, Nadya Mateeva
Subject(s): Psychology
Published by: Институт за изследване на населението и човека - Българска академия на науките
Keywords: advantages; difficulties; mutual work.

Summary/Abstract: Basic advantages and difficulties of working in an ethnically diverse environment, stated by Bulgarians, Turks and Roma during focus groups are examined and analyzed. Different ethnic groups stress different sides and have specific viewpoints regarding the challenges of working in an ethnically diverse environment. The prevailing opinion is that there are no advantages of working in ethnically mixed team. The main difficulty according to Bulgarians and Turks are the ethnic intolerance and conflicts. According to Roma these are the organizational problems such as uneven distribution of duties and payments.

  • Issue Year: 16/2013
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 227-235
  • Page Count: 9