1st Edition

National Identity and Ingroup-Outgroup Attitudes in Children: The Role of Socio-Historical Settings A Special Issue of the European Journal of Developmental Psychology

Edited By Louis Oppenheimer, Martyn Barrett Copyright 2011
134 Pages
by Psychology Press

134 Pages
by Psychology Press

This special issue reports the findings from eight studies which examined children’s national identifications and national attitudes. Data were collected from 725 7- and 11-year-old children living in countries that have or have not experienced violence or war in the recent past. Twelve national groups participated in the studies, including Jewish and Arab children (Israel), Bosniak and Serbian... Read more

L. Oppenheimer, M. Barrett, Introduction to the Special Issue. M. Barrett, L. Oppenheimer, Findings, Theories and Methods in the Study of Children's National Identifications and National Attitudes. D. Clay, M. Barrett, National Identifications and Attitudes Towards a 'Traditional Enemy' Nation Among English Children. L. Oppenheimer, E. Midzic, National Identification and Ingroup-Outgroup Evaluations with Bosniak and Serbian Children. E. Gallagher, E. Cairns, National Identity and Ingroup-Outgroup Attitudes: Catholic and Protestant Children in Northern Ireland. B. Mertan, Children's Perception of National Identity and Ingroup-Outgroup Evaluations: Turkish-Cypriot School Children. P. Stavrinides, S. Georgiou, National Identity and Ingroup-Outgroup Evaluations with Greek-Cypriot Children. L. Reizabal, G. Ortiz, National Identity and Ingroup-Outgroup Attitudes with Basque and Basque-Spanish Children Growing Up in The Basque Country. L. Oppenheimer, Comparative Analyses: Are There Discernable Patterns in the Development of and Relationships Among National Identification and Ingroup-Outgroup Evaluations?

Biography

Louis Oppenheimer, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Martyn Barrett, University of Surrey, UK