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Adolescent Control Beliefs: Cross-Cultural Variations of Primary and Secondary Orientations.
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Seginer, Rachel; And Others – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 1993
Two studies compared primary and secondary control beliefs of adolescents living in modern cultures (Germans, North Americans, Jewish Israelis) with those of adolescents in cultures undergoing a transition to modernity (Malaysians, Israeli Druzes). Found that adolescents from transitional cultures endorsed secondary control beliefs to a greater…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Comparative Analysis, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Differences
Adolescents' Orientation Toward the Future: Sex Role Differentiation in a Sociocultural Context.
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Seginer, Rachel – Sex Roles: A Journal of Research, 1988
Tested the future orientation of 228 Jewish and Arab adolescents. Results supported the hypothesized instrumental-expressive division between Jewish males and females and the primacy of higher education for Arab females; these gender differences are sustained by the developmental settings of Jewish and Arab adolescents. (Author/BJV)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Arabs, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Context
Adolescents Facing the Future: Cultural and Sociopolitical Perspectives.
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Seginer, Rachel – Youth and Society, 1988
Analysis of questionnaires completed by 228 Israeli high school students reveals that, for Jewish adolescents, the future is less salient than it is for Arab adolescents; Jewish adolescents express fewer concerns about their education, career, and collective issues than do their Arab counterparts. (BJV)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Arabs, Career Planning, Cross Cultural Studies