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The aim of this work is to investigate the perspective of children in Croatia towards materialism and values that are more important than material possessions. Specifically, we are interested in whether children in Croatia think it is important to own expensive and many material goods, the outcomes of materialism that children recognize and what they think is more important than owning and accumulating expensive things. The research was conducted using the method of online focus groups with children attending 5th to 8th grade of elementary school from different parts of Croatia. The sample consisted of 40 children (20 boys, 20 girls; average age = 12.85). The analysis of children's statements established that children in Croatia do not think it is important to own expensive and many material goods, but they note that it is important for some individuals and social groups. Furthermore, children associate the following outcomes with materialism: acceptance in society and social status, false friends and exploitation, short-lived happiness, and finally boasting, and arrogance. Furthermore, as values more important than material goods, children point out: friends and society, family, hobbies and personal interests, health, happiness, and others. In Croatia, the perspective of children towards materialism has not been specifically examined thus far. Understanding how children perceive money, spending, wealth, happiness, and other values can help parents, educators, policy makers, and others to better support children's development and provide them with values that will be useful in their lives. This work was supported by the Catholic University of Croatia. The project is entitled “Happiness is not in material things: The role of the media, parents and peers in shaping materialism in children”. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

According to the EU Justice Scoreboard reports, over 70% of Croatian citizens are dissatisfied with the Croatian judiciary, particularly its independence and efficiency. This paper addresses the deep-rooted challenges in the country’s legal education system. Despite reform initiatives, the current system serially produces ‘legal technicians’ lacking values, critical thinking capacity, and active student engagement. This echoes Montesquieu’s depiction of legal practitioners as ‘mouths that pronounce the words of the law.’ Acknowledging the pivotal role of legal education methodology in the creation of future legal practitioners and legal culture, this contribution explores how an average regular educator can support the development of students’ moral reasoning and values awareness. Through predominantly analytical research methods, we critically examine whether higher education environments should incorporate value education, the feasibility of teaching values in the traditional sense, and the potential of ethical analysis in a classroom to truly influence ethical behaviour in practice. Furthermore, we explore the complex matter of authority to decide on values to be imparted and delve into value education methodology. Concluding with practical suggestions, we propose the integration of the Evocation-Realization of meaning-Reflection (ERR) framework into lectures, as well as various creative tools to enhance moral reasoning [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The concept of the »green legal culture« has become an increasingly important approach when analysing and adopting modern normative acts both at the global and national level. In this paper, particular attention is given to the relationship between the ethical aspects of the ecological crisis and the challenges it brings about, on the one hand, and on the other hand, the positive legal norms as a means employed by the human society for providing an adequate ethical and value response. The article focuses on the necessity of building ethical ideas, attitudes, values, and beliefs within the framework of the legal system as a whole, and especially within the concept of legal culture, which would contribute to the construction of sustainable policies in environmental protection and the development of ethical awareness that the environmental protection is actually a fundamental human survival issue. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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This paper is divided into three parts. The first part is a concise presentation of certain elements of the encyclical Fratelli tutti, which address the causes that impede the development of universal brotherhood, the theological basis of which is the fact that all people are children of one Father. These elements speak of individualism, relativism, consumerism, in fact they speak of a loss of social feeling, a kind of alienation of man from his own humanity. As the mentioned causes are in themselves very complex realities, the second part of the article, along with the expanded literature, additionally analyzes and explains them, to the extent that this is possible in one article. The contemporary tendency to absolutize individual freedom, along with all the accompanying phenomena, actually leads to the emptying of what is essentially human, which greatly affects the healthy functioning of the interpersonal community: this is why the Pope advocates a permanent effort of dialogue, in the service of achieving the common good and community among people. The third part briefly considers whether the dream of universal fraternity and a society of common good is a pious idea, an ideal, or utopian, concluding that it is an ideal: but it is an ideal that humanity must not abandon, because to do so would mean abandoning an essential part of what it means to be human. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The theoretical framework of this paper is the theory of value contents and structure and the model of parenting experience as a starting point for researching parental influences on the developmental outcomes of adolescents. The aim of the research was to examine the relationship between the universal values of mothers and the subjective experience of motherhood and self-esteem, selfefficacy and school achievement of (pre)adolescents. A total of 234 mother-child dyads participated in the research, and the following self-assessment questionnaires and scales were used: General Data Questionnaires for mother and adolescents, Self-Efficiency Questionnaire for children, Self-Esteem Scale, Life Values Questionnaire and Parental Sense of Competence Questionnaire. The results confirmed some expected gender differences in adolescents, as well as differences in mothers’ values with respect to their age and level of education. Subjective assessment of maternal competence was significantly correlated with values of achievement, power, and triad of conservative values. Regression analyses showed that a smaller portion of the variance of self-esteem, self-efficacy and achievement of (pre)adolescents can be attributed to the values of the mother, with the most important role being conservative values. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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In our global world again religious beliefs play a fundamental role in the make-up of a cultural group and of a society. This is due to the fact that religious beliefs give definition to a society as a whole, or better, to the specific social group existing within it. This ‘definition’ consists in the shaping of behavior, of one’s way of thinking, and of common values, both in terms of the relationship between the human being and the Divine sphere, and that which regards the relationships between the human being and the world, others, and himself. In the first case, that is, the relationship between the individual and the One, we can consider religion in a strict sense, while, in the second case, the individual’s relationships with the world, others, and himself have to do with the inherent ethical aspects of these religious beliefs. Finally, in globalization we have to move in the direction of acknowledging the fact that there are some ethical aspects that are shared by various religious groups. In order to carry out this task, we must be aware that through the way itself, in which the possible comparison between religions, and through the manner of communication, can we open up a common space: a space that works because specific ethical principles are carried out. Only in this way, is it possible to open paths to the achievement of universal sharing among religions in the time of globalization. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The article discusses the role of values in political determination of parties and voters in Croatia on the example of elections for the European Parliament 2019. The article offers an overview of political determination, goals, and values of clubs of parties in the European Parliament and parties in Croatia that have managed to win more than 1% of votes at the election for the European Parliament 2019. After that, the author compares results of Croatian value study with results of the election for the European Parliament according to regions in Croatia. The author concludes that clubs of parties in the European Parliament and parties in Croatia are similarly politically determined according to values that they declare to hold. There are also other similarities that point towards the probability that decisions of voters at state elections are based on similarity of values between those who vote and those declared by parties and candidates. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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In this paper the author describes and analyzes central features of Islam and Muslim-Christian relations in Norway. By close observation of the tension between interreligious solidarity and aggressive identity politics, the author highlights some central features of the trust-building Christian-Muslim dialogue in Norway. He also notes how anti-Islamic sentiments in part of the majority population are reflected in radicalization among some Muslim youths. However, the situation in general is described in more optimistic terms. He also identifies two examples showing that the majority of the Muslim population seem to endorse strong values evident in society in general- such as the welfare state and gender equality. Finally, the author poses the question pertaining to the way in which Christians and Muslims may adopt a unified stance against extremism. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Pursuit of happiness represents one of people's most valued personal goals that has, in recent decades, gained a lot of attention among researchers interested in discovering factors that influence and may increase people's happiness levels. While numerous studies addressing this topic have focused exclusively on identifying the objectively important correlates of happiness, the present study explored individuals' lay beliefs regarding the causes of happiness using The Causes of Happiness Questionnaire and their association with basic personal values. The study was conducted on a sample consisting of 401 students of various social sciences and humanities in Croatia. In addition, the present study investigated the relevance of lay beliefs regarding the causes of happiness and values for the current levels of happiness. The results of the conducted factor analysis of The Causes of Happiness Questionnaire revealed its five factor structure, indicating life achievements, access to luxury, social support, personal strengths as well as health and security as potential causes of happiness that were moderately correlated with individuals' values. Finally, the results of the hierarchical regression analysis indicated openness to change as a basic personal value and social support as a cause of happiness as predictors of current happiness levels. These findings support and extend previous results in this field, indicating that lay beliefs of the causes of happiness and values both contribute, albeit not prominently, to individuals' current happiness. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Divisions exist in many societies and they vary in time, depending on events that happen in these societies. In this regard, the Croatian society is not an exception, nor is Croatia characterised by an exceptional tendency to and mentality of dividedness. In today's Croatian society, real divisions, as well as those invented or constructed by media, have their sources in time: in the engagement with totalitarian regimes of the previous century, in changes during the more recent periods, in the war, transition, and globalisation, but also in the relation towards key future challenges. The divisions that have older roots can be alleviated through»cleansing the conscience of the past«, i.e. by opening the archives and gathering testimonies on everything that has been hidden, falsified, or invented by the Communist regime. The divisions that emerged after the democratic changes and the recent war can be healed through the dialogue in the spirit of»truth and reconciliation«, as well as through agreed upon reforms of public policies, starting from the common values. Finally, when it comes to divisions that are appearing on the horizon and are related to the upcoming generations - such as migrations, environment, and all created things - these ought to be present more strongly in our awareness and we ought to work together on preserving our common house and our value identities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The presented research is focused on examining attitudes towards people with disabilities or people with special needs, examining the existence of differences in attitudes with respect to the student's focus. Attitudes were investigated in relation to the implications of deviant characteristics and segregation of persons and their tragic perception, where the attitudes were examined in relation to the three categories of OPP and those with physical, intellectual and mental disabilities. In addition to attitudes towards the OPP, the survey also includes the values of the respondents on the scale of empathy and imagination; motivational motivation scales and general socio-demographic indicators, taking into account the possible association between these characteristics and attitudes towards OPP. The research results show that the study orientation (social, humanistic, technical) is a significant predictor of differences in attitudes toward OPP. It has also been shown that some social and economic indicators play a significant role in boldening this difference. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The religions and their value systems play a crucial role in the history of human civilization. In the past and in the recent time, the value-based religious differences substantially contribute to the societal conflicts. Thus, the research of the values related to the religious orientation is an important task of psychology and other social sciences. This study is aimed to obtain a more complete insight into the differences in the value orientations between the adherents of the seven major religions in the world: Buddhist, Hindu, Jewish, Muslim, Christian Orthodox, Christian Protestant and Christian Catholic. The results clearly demonstrated, (1st), the essential association of the religious or non-religious beliefs with the values, value priorities and value orientations and, (2nd), the substantial differences between religious or non-religious groups in the value systems. These differences are very probably related to the globally observed distinctions between secularism and fundamentalism and underlying ideological and educational doctrines. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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