The role of language skills and foreign country experiences in the development of European identity: Results from a cross-cultural youth research project

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dc.contributor.authorFuss, Daniel
dc.contributor.authorGarcía Albacete, Gema M
dc.contributor.authorRodríguez Monter, Miryam
dc.date.accessioned2024-01-16T11:38:33Z
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dc.date.issued2004
dc.description.abstractStarting from the idea of a 'People's Europe' the paper examines language skills and foreign country experiences among young men and women from selected European cities. Data from the research project 'Youth and European Identity' show significant differences with regard to the average number of languages mastered and the frequency of stays abroad. The statistical findings indicate that the more languages an individual is able to speak, and the more foreign country experiences he or she has, the stronger is his or her identification with Europe. Hence, the analyses support a basic assumption of the European Union's education policy: promoting a sense of European-ness by fostering foreign language learning and encouraging personal contacts beyond national borders. On the other hand, language skills and foreign country experiences are not independent of an individual's value preferences. Rather, capabilities and experiences tend to go together with a general orientation towards values of 'Openness to Change'.
dc.description.departmentDepto. de Antropología Social y Psicología Social
dc.description.facultyFac. de Ciencias Políticas y Sociología
dc.description.refereedTRUE
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dc.identifier.citationFuss D., García Albacete G.M., Rodriguez Monter M. The role of language skills and foreign country experiences in the development of European identity: Results from a cross-cultural youth research Project. Sociologia. Volume 36 (3), pp. 273 – 292. ISSN 00491225
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dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/93330
dc.issue.number3
dc.journal.titleSociologia
dc.language.isoeng
dc.page.final292
dc.page.initial273
dc.publisherSpring
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internationalen
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dc.subject.keywordIdentity
dc.subject.keywordCross-Cultural
dc.subject.keywordSociological
dc.subject.ucmCiencias Sociales
dc.subject.unesco63 Sociología
dc.subject.unesco59 Ciencia Política
dc.titleThe role of language skills and foreign country experiences in the development of European identity: Results from a cross-cultural youth research project
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