Prethodno priopćenje
The Perception and Realization of Coexistence of War Migrants of Different Age Groups in Rural Communities in the Brodsko-Posavska County
Dragutin Babić
Sažetak
Serbian military aggression against Croatia resulted in the destruction not only of material
goods but of human communities as well. The reconstruction of buildings and infrastructure
took place in the post-war period, but the most difficult question arises: is it possible
to repair the coexistence of the members of different national groups, especially that of
Croats and Serbs? In this paper author presents the resultats of the exploratory survey
research whose subject are the attitudes as well as practical behaviour of the members of
three sociologically relevant groups of war migrants on the territory of the western part of
the Brodsko-Posavska County: returnee Croats, returnee Serbs and refugees-immigrants
from Bosnia and Herzegovina and from Vojvodina. In total, 180 respondents were interviewed
(queried), 60 from each of the mentioned groups.
For the purpose of the research, which was what impact the age of war migrants has on
coexistence of different ethnic communities, the respondents were divided into three age
groups: 18-40 years, 41-60, and 6l and more. The variable age as the independent variable
was chosen starting with the assumption that tolerance grows together with life experience
and higher age and this, combined with more difficult functioning of older persons (physical
feebleness, loneliness) can make the members of the oldest age group more willing
for the cooperation with the others/distinct in the surveyed area than the other two age
groups. In the statistical analysis of respondents’ answers the existence of statistically significant
difference between three age groups can be observed in the majority of indicators
of war migrants coexistence (the majority of questions from the questionnaire) presented
in this paper. The members of the oldest age group show the greatest tolerance while radicalism,
both in attitude and behaviour, is expressed by the other two (younger) age
groups, especially the youngest one (18-40 years). The resultats of the research point to
initial positive shifts in the (re)construction of rural local communities in the western part
of the Brodsko-Posavska County.
Ključne riječi
age groups; war migrants; coexistence; rural communities; the Brodsko- Posavska County
Hrčak ID:
120116
URI
Datum izdavanja:
8.12.2000.
Posjeta: 876 *