Youth’s Disposition of Radicalism in a Poly-Ethnic and Poly-Confessional Society from the Perspective of Tolerance/Intolerance


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radicalism, social injustice, society, tolerance/intolerance, young people

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The research aims to study the features of tolerance/intolerance as an indicator of people's dispositions of radicalism in a poly-ethnic and poly-confessional society. The study was conducted in Kazakhstan, which can be an interesting example of a multi-ethnic and poly-religious society; a similar experience of the risk of radicalism among young people in a multicultural society is now shared by many countries of the world and most urbanized communities. To conduct applied research, methodological tools were created. The study was conducted online using the Google Forms platform. It involved 100 Almaty university students (43% of males and 57% of females) of various specialties in their 1-4 years of study. The study shows very high violent extremism indicators: the cult of power, the permissibility of aggression, conventional coercion, and conformity. It was found that there are gender differences in terms of violent extremism dispositions and tolerance: females are characterized by tolerance, social tolerance, and tolerance as a personality trait (p≤0.05), while interpersonal tolerance is characteristic of males (p≤0.05). The affective and conative tolerance components are more developed in females (р≤0.05), and the activity style and value orientation components are more often found in males (р≤0.05). Integrative tolerance corresponds to the average level: 87% have an average level, 11% have a low level, and 2% have a high level.

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Olga Aimaganbetova, Department of General and Applied Psychology, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, al-Farabi Av., 71, Almaty, 050000

Aimaganbetova Olga Khabidzhanovna - Doctor of Sciences in Psychology, Professor, Department of General and Applied Psychology, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Almaty, Kazakhstan, 71 al-Farabi Ave., Almaty, Republic of Kazakhstan, 050040. Profile: https://www.kaznu.kz/ru/3270/. Honorary Worker of Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan, holder of the badge “For Merit in the Development of Science in Kazakhstan”. Honorary Professor of Psychology at the Belgian Higher School. Academician of the International Academy of Psychological Sciences. She defended her doctoral dissertation (2007, Ukraine). She has papers published in the Scopus database. Under her leadership, 5 candidate, 2 doctoral dissertations, 4 PhD dissertations were defended. She is a member of the Discussion Council for the scientific certification of personnel in psychological sciences at British Academy of Education, Chairman of the Discussion Council for the defense of doctoral dissertations.

Yevgeniya Lashkova, Department of General and Applied Psychology, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, al-Farabi Av., 71, Almaty, 050000

Lashkova Yevgeniya Ivanovna - Master of Psychology, Senior Lecturer, General and Applied Psychology, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Almaty, Kazakhstan, Republic of Kazakhstan, Almaty, 050040 al-Farabi ay., 71, 050000. I have three articles included in the scopus database devoted to the problems of practical psychology, supervision, and the formation of professionally important qualities in novice psychologists.  I am also engaged in applied research in the field of tolerance and interfaith interaction. I provide psychological assistance to people affected by radicalism.

Zabira Madaliyeva, Department of General and Applied Psychology, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, al-Farabi Av., 71, Almaty, 050000

Madaliyeva Zabira Bekeshovna - Doctor of Psychology, Professor, Professor of department, General and Applied Psychology, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Almaty, Kazahstan, Republic of Kazakhstan, Almaty, 050040 al-Farabi ay., 71, 050060. The topic of the doctoral dissertation in the specialty 19.00.07- pedagogical psychology "The emotional state of the teacher: features of manifestation and methods of regulation". She has prepared 3 candidates of psychological sciences, 1 PhD has over 250 scientific papers, author of 6 monographs, 10 teaching aids, 6 textbooks, scientific works with a high impact factor published abroad. Corresponding member of the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Excellent Student of Education of the USSR, winner of the competition "The Best University teacher 2010, 2022", Vice-President of the Kazakh Association of Psychologists, Full member of the OPPL of Russia, accredited supervisor, experienced teacher, famous scientist Madalieva Z.B. continues to contribute to the development of higher education in sovereign Kazakhstan.

Shynar Zakaryanova, Department of General and Applied Psychology, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, al-Farabi Av., 71, Almaty, 050000

Zakaryanova Shynar Nurbekovna - Candidate of Psychology Sciences, Senior Lecturer, General and Applied Psychology, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Almaty, Казахстан, Republic of Kazakhstan, Almaty, 050040 al-Farabi ay., 71, 050060. She defended the scientific degree of a candidate of psychological sciences on the topic: "Socio-psychological aspects of the socialization of orphans" (2009) under the code 19.00.07. Author of more than 50 scientific publications, including an author's monograph on the topic of socio-psychological support for children left without parental care. One of the founders of the lie detection service in the prosecutor's office of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

Zukhra Sadvakassova, Department of General and Applied Psychology, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, al-Farabi Av., 71, Almaty, 050000

Sadvakassova Zukhra Maratovna - Candidate of Pedagogical Sciences, Assistant professor, General and Applied Psychology, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Almaty, Kazakhstan, Republic of Kazakhstan, Almaty, 050040 al-Farabi ay., 71, 050040. Defended on the topic of Ph.D. thesis: "Pedagogical conditions for the training of school managers" (2009). Awards and awards: Laureate of the nominal scientific award named after M. Auezov for young scientists for the best work in the field of humanities of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan for the cycle of works "Management of the educational process in the focus of new pedagogical concepts, trends and ideas" (2009). "Best Candidate of Sciences" 2019. On the prevention of radicalism has 4 articles, 1 monograph.

Gulmira Kassen, Department of General and Applied Psychology, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, al-Farabi Av., 71, Almaty, 050000

Kassen Gulmira Amankyzy - Candidate of Pedagogical Sciences, associate professor, General and Applied Psychology, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Almaty, Kazakhstan, Republic of Kazakhstan, Almaty, 050040 al-Farabi ay., 71, 050060. She was awarded the diploma "Kurmet" from the Minister of Education and Science (2017), author of over 200 scientific papers, including monographs, educational and methodical manuals, articles in journals recommended by the KKSON of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan, in publications indexed in international information resources Web of Science, in the Scopus database.

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Aimaganbetova, O., Lashkova, Y., Madaliyeva, Z., Zakaryanova, S., Sadvakassova, Z., & Kassen, G. (2023). Youth’s Disposition of Radicalism in a Poly-Ethnic and Poly-Confessional Society from the Perspective of Tolerance/Intolerance. Journal of Ethnic and Cultural Studies, 10(1), 141–164. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejecs/1155

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