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„THE INVISIBLE CONNECTION IS MORE POWERFUL…”. ON TOLERANCE AND INTOLERANCE AMONG TEENAGERS IN HUNGARY by Mihály CSÁKÓ ELTE / JWTC, Budapest. Mottos:. „ The invisible connection is more powerful than the visible one.” – Heraclitus (quoted in Hippolytus, Refutations )
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„THE INVISIBLE CONNECTION IS MORE POWERFUL…” ON TOLERANCE AND INTOLERANCE AMONG TEENAGERS IN HUNGARY by Mihály CSÁKÓ ELTE / JWTC, Budapest
Mottos: „The invisible connection is more powerful than the visible one.” – Heraclitus (quoted in Hippolytus, Refutations) „I do not detest him. I simply do not talk to him and avoid to meet him.” – 17 year old trainee (in a VET school) Global Education Conference, Budapest, April 19, 2008
Socio-historical background • Hungarian as „others” and others to Hungarian in history • Globalization brings about a new level of density in human co-existence (in the Durkheimien sense of the term). • National differences in experiencing the new level of density Global Education Conference, Budapest, April 19, 2008
Methodology • Theoretical background • Almond & Verba’s notion of „civic culture” • Annick Percheron’s conceptualization of political socialization • Sampling: no representativity • As a curricular activity of sociology students, the project is limited in scope. • A larger survey needs money. • Questionnaires: too many changes (for the same reason) Global Education Conference, Budapest, April 19, 2008
Sampling Sampling principle: „different enough” • 1990: three classes in Budapest • an inner-city school • an urban housing estate school • an elite school • 1994: six classes in Budapest with doubling the numbers in the same scheme • 1998, 2002, 2006: six classes in Budapest, three classes in Győr six classes in Debrecen Global Education Conference, Budapest, April 19, 2008
Measurement 1 Global Education Conference, Budapest, April 19, 2008
Measurement 1 Global Education Conference, Budapest, April 19, 2008
Measurement 2 Global Education Conference, Budapest, April 19, 2008
Trying to explain: 1. Politics • Unexpected experience of political conflicts in the new democracy • Arguments which rearrange the political scene and lead to a renaissance of anti-Semitism • In September 1991, a new movement called Democratic Charta was started to defend democracy (János Kis, György Konrád, Iván Vitányi) Global Education Conference, Budapest, April 19, 2008
Trying to explain: 1. Politics István Csurka • 1956: a student leader (interned for half a year) • 1987: one of the founders of Hungarian Democratic Forum (MDF) • 1991-1992: Vice-president of MDF, publishes anovertly anti-Semitic paper • 1993: expelled from MDF, he founds the right-wing Party of Hungarian Truth and Life (MIÉP) • 1994-1998: President of the extra-parliamentary MIÉP he managed to raise mass support for his party. Global Education Conference, Budapest, April 19, 2008
Measurement 3 Global Education Conference, Budapest, April 19, 2008
Attitude to neighbors Global Education Conference, Budapest, April 19, 2008
Attitudes to special minorities Global Education Conference, Budapest, April 19, 2008
An outlook to higher grades Global Education Conference, Budapest, April 19, 2008
Trying to explain: 2. Fathers’ role Global Education Conference, Budapest, April 19, 2008
Trying to explain: 2. Fathers’ role Global Education Conference, Budapest, April 19, 2008
Trying to explain: 2. Fathers’ role Global Education Conference, Budapest, April 19, 2008
Trying to explain: 2. Fathers’ role Global Education Conference, Budapest, April 19, 2008
Trying to explain: 3. Teacher’srole Global Education Conference, Budapest, April 19, 2008
The Hungarian Guard is still marching Global Education Conference, Budapest, April 19, 2008