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Xenophobia on the Rise Among German Youth, Study Says, dw-world, society, 17.3.2009

“The kids are not all right — that’s the finding of a recent survey of young Germans. Particularly worrisome is a rise in hostility toward foreigners. But Germany’s interior minister also sees reason for hope.

German Interior Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble and the director of the institute that carried out the study, Christian Pfeiffer, presented it to the public in Berlin on Tuesday, March 17.

Entitled “Young People in Germany as Victims and Perpetrators of Violence,” the study surveyed attitudes on a variety of issues among 45,000 ninth-graders.

The survey found that one in every seven young Germans, or 14.4 percent, could be considered “very hostile to foreigners.” And just under 30 percent responded in the affirmative when asked whether they thought whether there were too many foreigners in Germany.

The study also found that 4.9 percent of male respondents were affiliated with far-right groups — far more than were involved in mainstream German politics.

“It’s terrible that the Far Right has more success attracting young males than the established political parties,” Pfeiffer told reporters. Schaeuble said he was “shocked” by the results.

In addition, 6.4 percent of young males gave answers that suggested they held antisemitic views.(…)” Quelle: dw-world.de

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