Hierarchy of identities in the Macedonian multicultural society: findings from a survey of student population
Abstract: In multicultural societies as the Macedonian one, the attachment of citizens to particular identity traits is important for the democratic stability and peace. The aim of this paper is to find out how students from different ethnic origins in the R. Macedonia relate to their identity traits, especially to their national and ethnic identities, and relative to other identity traits. The basic assumptions are based on a phenomenon called "minority effect", according to which members of minority groups tend to attach greater importance to minority affiliations that are particularly important for their group identity (language, religion, ethnicity, tradition, etc.). Aside from importance of identity traits, the emotional and behavioural components of these attachments were also examined. The research results show that regardless of the ethnic origin, students attach greatest importance to their identities connected to their immediate social environment (family, friends), but also religi
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Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
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Online-Ressource
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Englisch
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Veröffentlichungsversion
begutachtet (peer reviewed)
In: European Quarterly of Political Attitudes and Mentalities ; 5 (2016) 2 ; 10-23
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Veröffentlichung
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Mannheim
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2016
- Creator
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Hristova, Lidija
Cekik, Aneta
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urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-46832-7
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Open Access; Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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- Hristova, Lidija
- Cekik, Aneta
Time of origin
- 2016