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Xenophobia among the Czech Population in the Context of Post-Communist Countries and Western Europe

BURJANEK, Aleš

Basic information

Original name

Xenophobia among the Czech Population in the Context of Post-Communist Countries and Western Europe

Authors

BURJANEK, Aleš (203 Czech Republic, guarantor)

Edition

Czech Sociological Review, Praha, Academy of Science - IS, 2001, 1210-3861

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Článek v odborném periodiku

Field of Study

50000 5. Social Sciences

Country of publisher

Czech Republic

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14230/01:00005646

Organization unit

Faculty of Social Studies

Keywords in English

xenophobia; values; sociology; ethnicity; Europe;
Změněno: 24/1/2006 15:51, Dr. Aleš Burjanek, Ph.D.

Abstract

V originále

This article is based on data found in the European Value Study of 1999 and focuses on the following questions: (1) What is the degree of intensity of xenophobia among the Czech population in comparison with the states of Western and post-Communist Europe? (2) How is the view of 'foreign' ethnic group differentiated? (3) What groupings among countries may be identified if we examine the character of xenophobic attitudes among the population? (4) What factors influence the level of xenophobia of an individual? The article confirms the overall high degree of intensity of xenophobia among the population of post-communist countries in comparison with advanced Western states. The intensity of xenophobia among the Czechs roughly corresponds to the average of attitudes of the entire sample. From the viewpoint of attitudes toward individual 'foreign' ethnic groups, the respondents expressed the strongest rejection of the Roma, and were most tolerant toward the Jewish ethnic group. The EVS data also enabled a partial identification of traits for a profile of a xenophobe.

Links

GA403/99/0326, research and development project
Name: European Values Study 1999 - Česká republika
Investor: Czech Science Foundation, European values study 1999 - the Czech Republic