Factors of cherishing of national and cultural identity in Vojvodina

Abstract

This article considers the most important factors of national affiliation and cultural identity cherishing among the largest nations and national minorities in Vojvodina, the north Province of the Republic of Serbia. The consideration is based on the empirical data's collected thru wider research of multiculturalism in the mentioned region. According to the polling, the most frequent factors of the national affiliation sense cherishing are "to observe tradition and custom" and "education of children in the spirit of national culture", while in the case of cultural identity preserving they are "formal education" and "family education of the children". Explaining the characteristic attitudes of the questioned citizens, the authors are of the opinion that the collected data's are strongly pointing on the rise of traditionalism in Vojvodinian/Serbian society, which needs further studies and new theoretical explanations.

Keywords

• national affiliation
• cultural identity
• national minorities
• province of Vojvodina
• traditionalism