„Kádári” minták a magyar fiatalok körében. A szocializmus öröksége a magyar fiatalok politikai magatartásában és attitűdjeiben
Kádárian patterns among Hungarian youngsters. The heritage of socialism in the behaviour and attitudes of young Hungarians

Summary/Abstract: The prevalence of the Kádár era’s heritage in Hungarian political culture is a well-known topic in Hungarian political literature. However, it is uncertain whether the behaviour patterns and attitudes that constitute the heritage of socialism are present in the political culture of the generation born during or after the period of the regime change. How much did young people now coming of age inherit their parents’ political culture? And if they have certain behaviour patterns reminiscent of the political culture of the Kádár era, can their Kádárian origin be proved? The aim of the paper is to try to prove that some of Hungarian youth’s political behaviour patterns is indeed – at least partially – of Kádárian origin. To do so, the behaviour patterns considered as typical of the Kádár era and present among young Hungarians, and the judgement of the Kádár period will be compared. According to the results, the presence of patterns considered as Kádárian does explain why young people prefer the Kádár era to the present regime. This confirms the hypothesis that these patterns/attitudes can mean a Kádárian heritage in the case of the young Hungarian generation.

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