Youths Trapped in Prejudice

1. Front Matter

   Pages 1-20

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2. Introduction

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   Pages 21-23

3. Prejudice in adolescence: teenagers on the crossroads of attitudes

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   Pages 25-60

4. A society trapped in prejudice: the case of Hungary

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   Pages 61-83

5. Methods of the present study

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   Pages 85-96

6. Becoming prejudiced / becoming tolerant – Crystallisation of the attitudes towards the Roma

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   Pages 97-124

7. Do friends have similar attitudes towards the Roma? – The shared nature of prejudice

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   Pages 125-158

8. “Everyone who’s normal hates the Gypsies” – Prejudice in context

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   Pages 159-204

9. Conclusion

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   Pages 205-213

10. Back Matter

    Pages 215-253

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Luca Váradi aims to understand the formation of the Hungarian teenagers’ attitudes towards the Roma, as adolescence is a crucial period in identity development. Her objective is to determine to what extent the classical and more recent theories on the formation of prejudice can be applied in a context in which there is no public consensus of respect towards minorities. The author lets the teenagers express their own views to see their world through their eyes, allowing the reader to understand what being prejudiced or tolerant means to these adolescents.

• Ethnic prejudices
• Experiences of the Roma in Hungary
• Prejudice in Adolescence
• Roma und Sinti
• Society Trapped in Prejudice
• The formation of prejudice in adolescence
• childhood studies

• Psychologie, Lehrstuhl Sozialpsychologie, Universität Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany

  Luca Váradi

Luca Váradi is a Hungarian sociologist. Her research focuses on ethnic prejudices and especially on the formation of prejudice in adolescence. She is currently a research fellow at the University of Hamburg and guest lecturer at the Central European University.

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