MUTUAL RELATIONAL ORIENTATIONS: INTER-RELIGIOUS AND INTER-GENERATIONAL DIFFERENCES
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Inter-group relations, Hindu, Muslim, inter-religious, inter-generational and mutual relational orientations
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Inter-group behavior represents an important topic of discussion and research in the field of social psychology. The term intergroup relations refer to relations between two or more groups and their respective members. It occurs when an individual behaves toward another group in terms of his/her reference group ties. The present study was conducted on 300 participants belonging to Hindu and Muslim groups to explore the inter-religious and inter-generational differences of mutual relational orientations. They were examined by using mutual relational orientation scale developed by (Berry, 2005) and adapted by (Mishra & Tripathi, 2006) in the Indian cultural. Result reported that younger generations have shown more co-existence, assimilation and marginalization rather than old aged. Result further revealed that Hindus preferred separation relational orientation and Muslims preferred integration, assimilation and co-existence relational orientations.
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Ankita Singh
Assistant Professor, R.B.B.M. College, Muzaffarpur (B.R.A. Bihar University, Muzaffarpur)
Rajesh Kumar Mourya
Assistant Professor, B. R. B. College, Samastipur (L. N. Mithila University, Darbhanga)
