Youth and cultural diversity: Attitudes of high school students in Zadar

S obzirom na rastuću kulturnu različitost koja je postala dijelom svakodnevice, u ovom se radu razmatraju stavovi srednjoškolaca prema kulturnim različitostima. U ovom radu se opisuju i analiziraju rezultati dobiveni anketnim ispitivanjem koje je provedeno na uzorku od 377 učenika i učenica završnih razreda srednjih škola u Zadru. Njihovi stavovi prema kulturnoj različitosti analizirali su se u odnosu na dvije nezavisne varijable, na vrstu škole koju pohađaju te na njihovu religijsku samoidentifikaciju. Zaključuje se da većina učenika završnih razreda zadarskih srednjih škola uglavnom pokazuje neutralne stavove prema kulturnim različitostima. Pokazale su se razlike u pojedinim stavovima pri čemu učenici/ce koji/e pohađaju gimnazije i oni/e koji/e nisu religiozni/e, imaju otvorenije stavove te u većoj mjeri prihvaćaju kulturnu različitost.The paper discusses attitudes of high school students towards cultural diversity, given the growing cultural diversity that has become part of everyday life. The paper outlines and analyzes the results obtained through a survey carried out on a sample of 377 students in the final grades of high schools in Zadar. Their views towards cultural diversity were analyzed in relation to two independent variables, the type of school they attend and their religious self-identification. The results imply that the majority of students in the final grades of high school in Zadar mainly display a neutral stance towards cultural differences. Differences between individual views were also noted, whereby students attending grammar schools and students not self-identifying themselves as religious seemed to be more open towards accepting cultural differences