NEKE SOCIODEMOGRAFSKE I KONTEKSTUALNE ODREDNICE NACIONALNOG PONOSA
SOME SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC AND CONTEXTUAL DETERMINANTS OF NATIONAL PRIDE

Summary/Abstract: ln this paper the author makes an attempt at answering whether national pride is a traditional feeling which occurs exclusively in rare situations of crisis, or if it is a permanent generally-positive attitude towards one's own state and nation. Differences in the expressed national pride with regard to certain sociodemographic, i.e. contextual characteristics: gender, age, education, town size, and degree of exposure to war suffering, have been analysed. The results indicate that the expressed degree of national pride is significantly lower in members of the younger generation and those who are better educated, while it is inversely proportionate to the degree of development (urbanization) of the examinee's domicile. By comparing results obtained in 24 countries it has been established that the degree of national pride depends to a certain extent on the national and political history, country's achievements and its current position in the world community.

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