Participation in national celebrations and commemorations: The role of socialization and nationalism in the Dutch context
Source
Social Science Research, 55, (2016), pp. 111-121ISSN
Publication type
Article / Letter to editor
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SW OZ RSCR SOC
Journal title
Social Science Research
Volume
vol. 55
Languages used
English (eng)
Page start
p. 111
Page end
p. 121
Subject
Inequality, cohesion and modernization; Ongelijkheid, cohesie en moderniseringAbstract
National celebrations and commemorations are believed to increase national cohesion. It is unknown however who participates in these activities. In this contribution, we address to what extent socialization by the parents and school, and integration into religious intermediary groups affect participation in national celebrations and commemorations. With the strong reference to the relevance of the nation in national days, we also hypothesize about the association between nationalist attitudes and national day participation. We chose the Netherlands as test case, with its institutionalized national days to remember war victims, to celebrate freedom and to celebrate the Monarchy. Relying on a national survey (LISS; N = 4559), our findings show that the transmission of parental behaviours is crucial for taking part in national celebrations and commemorative events. Schooling and integration in religious groups only affect specific forms of national celebrations and commemorations. In line with US based research on flagging the Stars and Stripes, we find that national day participation in this European country is affected by patriotic attitudes rather than by chauvinistic attitudes.
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