Sense of Nationality Among Schoolchildren: 'Center' - 'Periphery Differences with Special Reference to St. Lucia, West Indies.

Autor/in	Epstein, Erwin H.
Titel	Sense of Nationality Among Schoolchildren: 'Center' - 'Periphery Differences with Special Reference to St. Lucia, West Indies.
Quelle	(1972), (29 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Acculturation; Adolescents; Area Studies; Attitudes; Cultural Differences; Language Role; Nationalism; Norms; Rural Urban Differences; Social Status; Socialization; Statistical Analysis; Stimulus Generalization; Subcultures; Tables (Data); Saint Lucia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Akkulturation; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Landeskunde; Attitude; Einstellung; Verhalten; Kultureller Unterschied; Nationalismus; Normwert; Stadt-Land-Beziehung; Sozialer Status; Socialisation; Sozialisation; Statistische Analyse; Subculture; Subkultur; Tabelle
Abstract	The norms of behavior and the expectations of a child's primary groupings were examined to determine if they were consistent with those of the larger, more impersonal society. If the norms and expectations were consistent, then primary socialization was likely to be important in shaping the child's sense of nationality. Thus, the school could be viewed as an extension of the family in achieving that objective, or it could be commissioned by society to resocialize him. This filter-effect theory of schooling was examined by means of a survey conducted in St. Lucia, a small island country of about 100,000 inhabitants in the West Indies. Data was collected from 1,448 pupils whose ages ranged from 13-14. The survey focused on 3 main questions: (1) What national type best represented the way of life the pupil would most like to follow? (2) What language would the pupil most like to speak well? (3) Which nationality did the pupil value most? The findings indicated that rural pupils exhibited a greater preference for St. Lucian life ways, languages, and nationality in comparison to their more urban peers; and these relationships generally endured across paternal, occupational, and educational levels. [Not available in hard copy due to marginal legibility of original document] (HBC)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC