Social Contact, Perceived Discrimination and Inter-group Attitude of Adolescents in Traditional and Modern Schools

Abstract

Social contact, perceived discrimination and inter-group attitude were investigated in the present study. A sample of 232 Hindu and Muslim adolescents was taken from modern and traditional schools age-ranged 14-20 years (mean age=16.77, SD=1.46). They were examined using social contact, perceived discrimination and inter-group attitude scales. Result reported that both Hindu and Muslim adolescents of traditional schools have less social contact, felt more perceived discrimination and showed negative attitude towards the out-group as compared to those Hindu and Muslim adolescents who attend modern schools. It also revealed that Muslim adolescents have more out-group favourable attitude than Hindu adolescents both in modern and traditional schools.