Original scientific paper
https://doi.org/10.3935/rsp.v11i2.50
Young People and Social Justice
Damir Ljubotina
; Filozofski fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu
Abstract
The Social Justice Questionnaire was applied on the sample of 1737 primary and secondary school pupils and university students. Factor analysis of 14 items resulted in three independent dimensions of the perception of social injustice: «inequality before thelaw», «general inequality of society members» and «tolerance of deviant behavior». Findings show that young people perceive a high level of various forms of the analyzed social relations as unjust. 49,7 percent of primary school pupils, 73,8 percent of secondary school pupils and 77,2 percent of university students consider society as generally unjust. Among different forms of social injustice the following are perceived as mostly unjust: «unfounded acquisition of wealth», «the lack of social reaction to industrial crime» and «inadequate care for the poor and the retired». More than two thirds of respondents feel that not all people have the same opportunities for the realization of their wishes and goals in Croatia. It was determined that the perception of social injustice increases with age, as well as with the increase in the educational level. Primary school pupils perceive less social injustice than secondary school pupils and university students.
Keywords
perception of social injustice; young people
Hrčak ID:
30182
URI
Publication date:
1.2.2004.
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