Retribution or Reconciliation: Young Americans' Attitudes toward Peaceful Transitions of Power

Autor/inn/en	Gallay, Leslie; Flanagan, Constance A.; Duo, Samuel
Titel	Retribution or Reconciliation: Young Americans' Attitudes toward Peaceful Transitions of Power
Quelle	In: Youth & Society, 43 (2011) 2, S.568-582 (15 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0044-118X
DOI	10.1177/0044118X10384473
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Power Structure; Global Approach; Change; Student Attitudes; Social Cognition; Democracy; Conflict Resolution; Adolescents; Adolescent Attitudes; Educational Environment; Age; Sex; Coding; Responses; Group Membership; Political Power; Liberia; Rwanda; South Africa; United States; Yugoslavia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Globales Denken; Wandel; Schülerverhalten; Soziale Kognition; Demokratie; Conflict solving; Konfliktlösung; Konfliktregelung; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; Alter; Lebensalter; Geschlecht; Geschlechtsverkehr; Codierung; Programmierung; Gruppenzugehörigkeit; Politische Macht; Ruanda; Südafrika; Süd-Afrika; Republik Südafrika; Südafrikanische Republik; USA; Jugoslawien
Abstract	This exploratory study assessed the associations of age, gender, and a school climate of solidarity and pride with adolescents' endorsements of democratic regime change. Middle- and high-school students (N = 273) in the United States responded to three vignettes concerning how a society should transition from dictatorship to democracy and specifically, what should happen to the leaders, supporters, and opponents of the (former) dictatorship. Open-ended responses were coded for references to reconciliation, retribution, and reward. Older students were more likely to provide codable responses and the majority endorsed reconciliation for the leaders, supporters, and opponents of the old (dictatorship) regime. Males were more likely than females to endorse retribution against the leaders. Students were more likely to endorse reconciliation if they perceived that group solidarity and pride characterized the climate at their school. Discussion focuses on the potential of schools to develop feelings of membership and commitments to democratic norms in younger generations. (Contains 1 figure and 1 table.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10