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The Enthusiasism and/or the Fear Concerning the Globalization among the Post-Socialist Youth : The Case of the Hungarian University Students

Fülöp, Márta (2011) The Enthusiasism and/or the Fear Concerning the Globalization among the Post-Socialist Youth : The Case of the Hungarian University Students. Citizenship Teaching & Learning, 6 (2). pp. 155-174. ISSN 17511917

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Abstract

Globalization is one of the most frequently discussed economic, political, social and cultural phenomenon of the twenty-first century, however there are very few studies that seek to uncover how young people, the future generation of the globalizing world, perceive these processes. Most of the existing studes target attitudes toward the economic changes and youth in Western European societies. There has been no study to investigate the perception and attitudes of young adults in post-socialist countries; therefore the goal of the present research was to explore Hungarian university students’ views. Altogether 103 respondents of two different majors (humanities and social sciences/economics) participated in the research. A closed-ended questionnaire including a semantic differential scale and a 4-point Likert-type attitude scale consisting of 30 items regarding the most common mentioned economic, political, cultural and environmental benefits and dangers of globalization was administered. The analysis of the data revealed that while the participants consider the influence of globalization on Hungary large, they are neither fearful nor enthusiastic about its effects, however they considered there general impact slightly more negative than positive. Items expressing different aspects of globalization resulted in five factors: Decreasing Differences, Multiculturalism, Globalization as a Threat, Benefits of Globalization, and Cultural and Economic Hegemony. University major proved to be a better predictor of the attitude towards globalization than gender. Students of economics evaluated globalization significantly as being more good, exciting and useful than students of humanities. They seemed to have a more definite and elaborated picture about what is needed for success in a globalized world in terms of skills. Economics students also had higher means in Factor 4 ‘Benefits of Globalization’ and they evaluated the specific effects of globalization more positively.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: globalization Hungarian university students attitude identity citizenship
Subjects: B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion / filozófia, pszichológia, vallás > BF Psychology / lélektan > BF08 Comparative psychology / összehasonlító pszichol.
H Social Sciences / társadalomtudományok > HM Sociology / társadalomkutatás > HM2 Social structure / társadalmi szerkezet
H Social Sciences / társadalomtudományok > HM Sociology / társadalomkutatás > HM4 Social processes / társadalmi folyamatok
H Social Sciences / társadalomtudományok > HM Sociology / társadalomkutatás > HM5 Social psychology / szociálpszichológia
H Social Sciences / társadalomtudományok > HM Sociology / társadalomkutatás > HM6 Sociology of culture / kultúra szociológiája
Depositing User: Dávid Csűrös
Date Deposited: 30 Jan 2015 10:42
Last Modified: 30 Jan 2015 10:42
URI: http://real.mtak.hu/id/eprint/21131

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