Constructive and blind patriotism: relationship to emphasis on civil liberties, national security, and militarism in a Korean and an American university
The objective of this study was to compare the relationship of two forms of patriotism to important sociopolitical values in a Korean and an American University. Constructive patriotism represents a commitment to the ideals of one’s country and a willingness to question current societal actions in a...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Korean social science journal (Seoul, Korea ) 2009, 36(1), , pp.93-121 |
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Zusammenfassung: | The objective of this study was to compare the relationship
of two forms of patriotism to important sociopolitical values in a Korean
and an American University. Constructive patriotism represents a commitment
to the ideals of one’s country and a willingness to question current
societal actions in a society that appear inconsistent with those
ideals. On the other hand, blind patriotism reflects allegiance to the current
policies of one’s government, irrespective of their lack of consistency
with the ideals of that country. The two measures of patriotism were
correlated with emphasis on civil liberties, national security, and
militarism. The latter values have been heavily emphasized in American
society since the occurrence of 9/11.
In the current study, college students in an American University (n =
222) and a Korean University (n = 215) were administered a 50-item survey
measuring five sociopolitical dimensions: constructive patriotism, blind
patriotism, respect for civil liberties, emphasis on national security, and
militarism. The two samples obtained similar means for emphasis on national
security and constructive patriotism, but the American sample scored
significantly lower (p < .001) on respect for civil liberties and higher (p
< .001) on blind patriotism and militarism than the Korean sample.
Although the correlations between patriotism measures and the remaining
sociopolitical constructs were directionally consistent across the two samples,
the correlations were substantially stronger in the American sample.
Few gender differences were evident in the findings for either sample. KCI Citation Count: 0 |
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ISSN: | 1225-0368 2196-4424 |