YOUTH 2020 - The position of young people in Slovenia

General trends in young people’s values and attitudes  65 worldview reflecting a weaker or stronger youth affinity towards mi- norities and other marginalized communities. Our conclusion is further buttressed by the presence of positive correlations with expressing sup- port for same-sex parenting (r = 0.28; p < 0.01) and accepting a homosex- ual person (or a homosexual couple) as a newneighbour (r = 0.16; p < 0.01). Moreover, left-leaning people aremore likely to agree with thementioned statement (r = -0.22; p < 0.01). We can safely infer that young Slovenians becoming more and more liberally minded throughout the years. Figure 1.16: An evaluation of governmental relations with national and ethnic minorities, broken down by sex. 90% 80% 60% 40% 30% 10% 20% 70% 50% I do not agree at all Men Women 8.8 18.8 38.6 25.0 8.8 3.8 11.9 34.3 37.2 12.8 I do not agree I neither agree nor disagree I agree I agree completely 0% 100% Source: Mladina 2020. Although demographic variables such as age and education turn out not to be significantly correlated with the statement under discussion, gen- der is a surprisingly strong predictor (Figure 1.16). Our surprise should be somewhat toned down in light of studies examining the distribution of ethno-cultural empathy, which show women to be more empathetic than men (Wang et al, 2003). Gender has a strong predictive power both in the case of ethno-cultural and basic empathy (Rasoal et al., 2011). Women also self-report to be more accepting of cultural differences in comparison to men (Miville et al., 1999).