Why should I get involved? Perceived barriers to civic
participation among young Czech Roma. Paper presented at the
14th Biennial Meeting of the European Association for Research
on Adolescence, September 3-6, 2014, Cesme, Turkey

k 2014

Why should I get involved? Perceived barriers to civic participation among young Czech Roma. Paper presented at the 14th Biennial Meeting of the European Association for Research on Adolescence, September 3-6, 2014, Cesme, Turkey

PETROVIČOVÁ, Zuzana, Jan ŠEREK and Petr MACEK

Basic information

Original name

Why should I get involved? Perceived barriers to civic participation among young Czech Roma. Paper presented at the 14th Biennial Meeting of the European Association for Research on Adolescence, September 3-6, 2014, Cesme, Turkey

Authors

PETROVIČOVÁ, Zuzana (703 Slovakia, guarantor, belonging to the institution), Jan ŠEREK (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution) and Petr MACEK (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution)

Edition

2014

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Prezentace na konferencích

Field of Study

50100 5.1 Psychology and cognitive sciences

Country of publisher

Turkey

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14230/14:00076754

Organization unit

Faculty of Social Studies

Keywords in English

civic participation; Roma; discrimination; emotions; adolescence; young adulthood

Změněno: 8/10/2014 13:44, Mgr. Zuzana Scott, Ph.D.

Abstract

V originále

From a psychological perspective, when people feel excluded from broader society their feelings of alienation or frustration raise and foster the lack of interest in civic affairs (Uslaner & Brown, 2005), especially outside one’s ethnic group (Stepick & Stepick, 2002). At the same time, negative feelings related to perceived discrimination can serve as a trigger for civic action (van Zomeren, Leach, & Spears, 2012). In present study, we explore how young Roma describe barriers to civic participation and how are their perceptions of discrimination related to their civic participation. We utilize data from 5 focus groups (N=28) and a follow-up survey (N=203) conducted with young Czech Roma (ages between 15 and 28) during 2010-2011 as a part of the larger multinational project PIDOP. The common denominator among barriers to participation was feeling of exclusion. Participants pointed out the interrelatedness among access to resources, social exclusion and perceived discrimination. Young Roma described how prejudice and discrimination they encounter daily leads to frustration and greater psychological divide between them and majority society. People described that once they get civically involved, it is often within their ethnic group (helping others). In the quantitative part of the study, we explored emotional correlates of perceived discrimination. Young Roma reported increased levels of anger and frustration. These negative feelings moderated relation between one's belief in the group's ability to bring desired social change (collective efficacy) and civic action. The more people reported negative feelings about perceived discrimination, the more was belief of collective efficacy predictive of civic action in the future.

Links

7E09068, research and development project

Name: Processes Influencing Democratic Ownership and Participation

Investor: Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the CR, Processes Influencing Democratic Ownership and Participation

Citovat

PETROVIČOVÁ, Zuzana, Jan ŠEREK and Petr MACEK. Why should I get involved? Perceived barriers to civic participation among young Czech Roma. Paper presented at the 14th Biennial Meeting of the European Association for Research on Adolescence, September 3-6, 2014, Cesme, Turkey. 2014.

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PETROVIČOVÁ, Zuzana, Jan ŠEREK and Petr MACEK. \textit{Why should I get involved? Perceived barriers to civic participation among young Czech Roma. Paper presented at the 14th Biennial Meeting of the European Association for Research on Adolescence, September 3-6, 2014, Cesme, Turkey}. 2014.

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