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Sociopolitical values, attitudes and behaviors of Portuguese economics students

Author(s) -

João Carlos Graça,

Jorge Caiado,

Rita Gomes Correia

Publication year - 2019

Publication title -

sociologia problemas e práticas

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.248

H-Index - 15

eISSN - 2182-7907

pISSN - 0873-6529

DOI - 10.7458/spp20209213699

Subject(s) - scrutiny , portuguese , social psychology , politics , positive economics , sociology , peer pressure , psychology , political science , economics , law , philosophy , linguistics

Previous research on the Portuguese case confirmed free-riding, free-marketer and right-wing political inclinations among economics students. Further scrutiny was endeavored here, perceiving also a considerably increased interest for politics, notwithstanding the lack of concern for public problems. Various aspects of free-riding proclivity were distinguished and discussed, relating them with youngsters’ risk-loving and sensation-seeking tendencies, but also with a number of other facets specific to economics students, including: prevalence of achievement values, contextual influences on morals, peer pressure, perceived group status and social expectations regarding the economic profession.

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