Educational Choices and Attitudes Towards Multiculturalism and Assimilationism of the Majority and Minorities in Four Croatian Multiethnic Communities

Biruški, Dinka Čorkalo; Pehar, Lana; Jelić, Margareta; Ivanec, Tea Pavin; Humer, Jasmina Tomašić

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“…n = 1 Croatian child in Serbian class, n = 7 Serbian children in Croatian class). The analyses focused on children who identified as the ethnicity consistent with the language of their class, reflecting the reality of most children in Vukovar (Čorkalo Biruški et al, 2020). The final sample included 155 students (76 male, 79 female) with ages ranging from 6 to 11 (M = 8.77, SD = 1.15; 64.5% Croatian/35.5% Serbian).…”

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“…Following the war, the Croatian government and Serbian representatives signed an agreement stating that Serbian children were entitled to instruction in the Serbian language (Čorkalo Biruški & Ajduković, 2007). Schools in Vukovar are now divided by language and ethnicity (Čorkalo Biruški et al, 2019). Attending separate classes, children in Vukovar often do not have the opportunity to meet their peers from other ethnic groups (Čorkalo Biruški & Ajduković, 2007), a trend that continues even into their decisions about third‐level education (Čorkalo Biruški et al, 2020).…”

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“…Schools in Vukovar are now divided by language and ethnicity (Čorkalo Biruški et al, 2019). Attending separate classes, children in Vukovar often do not have the opportunity to meet their peers from other ethnic groups (Čorkalo Biruški & Ajduković, 2007), a trend that continues even into their decisions about third‐level education (Čorkalo Biruški et al, 2020). Moreover, because this generation was born after the war, they have no prior experience of an integrated multi‐ethnic community (Ajdukovic & Čorkalo Biruški, 2008; Reidy et al, 2015).…”

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“…Moreover, because this generation was born after the war, they have no prior experience of an integrated multi‐ethnic community (Ajdukovic & Čorkalo Biruški, 2008; Reidy et al, 2015). Despite this separation, children are starting to endorse a shared approach to education (Čorkalo Biruški et al, 2020), which holds promise for future peacebuilding.…”

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Empathy has been identified as an important predictor of improved intergroup relations and prosocial behaviour across group lines (Batson et al., 1997), particularly in conflict settings (e.g. Hall & Kahn, 2020;Hasson et al., 2018;Taylor et al., 2020a). Empathy has also been found to mediate the link between intergroup contact and prejudice reduction (Pettigrew & Tropp, 2008). In settings of intergroup conflict, specifically, empathy has also been proposed to be a mechanism

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Abstract. This study compared attitudes toward multiculturalism and assimilationism among three ethnic groups (Serbs, Croats, and Hungarians) in two neighboring countries (Croatia and Serbia). Additionally, this study examined the predictive role of ethnic identity on aforementioned attitudes directly and indirectly via symbolic threat. The results showed that Croats and Serbs had less positive multicultural and more positive assimilationist attitudes when in a majority position than when in a minority position. Hungarians, a minority in both countries, did not differ between countries. Additionally, symbolic threat mediated the relationship between ethnic identification and both assimilation and multiculturalism only in Croatia. The group status moderated these effects. Our findings confirm the importance of group's status and national context in understanding the majority–minority intergroup dynamic.

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Educational Choices and Attitudes Towards Multiculturalism and Assimilationism of the Majority and Minorities in Four Croatian Multiethnic Communities

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Predictors of out‐group empathy among majority and minority children in a conflict‐affected society

Predictors of out‐group empathy among majority and minority children in a conflict‐affected society

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