POSTMODERNISM AND TOLERANCE AMONG YOUNG PEOPLE IN SWITZERLAND

Authors

  • DAVID HISCHIER Valais University of Teacher Education Val
  • BERNHARD ROTZER

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.47333/modernizm.2022.88

Keywords:

postmodernity, cultural diversity, youth study, educational study, values

Abstract

Cultural diversity is the norm and part of the social reality in Swiss classrooms. In this context, the
authors are interested in how diversity is dealt with among young people in Switzerland and refer
theoretically Zygmunt Baumanʼs concept of postomodernity. Previous youth studies concluded that
postmodern values as social plurality, inclusion and individual fulfillment dominate among young people.
Based on these data, this study explores the question of whether values in the sense of postmodernism
are as firmly anchored among Swiss young people as they are among those in Germany. 36 high school
students in a bilingual (German/French) school in Switzerland wrote about a person of their choice from
the world of ethics and religion and their significance to the present day. Datum was analyzed inductively
using Grounded Theory and categorically classified. The student texts exemplified postmodern values
through categories such as the fight against racism and poverty, charity, and gender equality. The article
concludes with a discussion of possible consequences for school and teaching.

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Published

2022-12-31

How to Cite

HISCHIER, D., & ROTZER, B. (2022). POSTMODERNISM AND TOLERANCE AMONG YOUNG PEOPLE IN SWITZERLAND. JOURNAL OF MODERNISM AND POSTMODERNISM STUDIES (JOMOPS), 3(2). https://doi.org/10.47333/modernizm.2022.88

Issue

Vol. 3 No. 2 (2022): December 2022

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