Intercultural and Interreligious Dialogue Competences in Adolescents in Barcelona and Melilla (Spain)
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Alemany Arrebola, Inmaculada; Gallardo Vigil, Miguel Ángel; Ortiz Gómez, María Del Mar; Vilà Baños, RuthEditorial
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Intercultural and interreligious dialogue Competencies Secondary education schools
Date
2024-02-09Referencia bibliográfica
Alemany-Arrebola, Inmaculada, Miguel Ángel Gallardo-Vigil, María del Mar Ortiz-Gómez, and Ruth Vilà-Baños. 2024. Intercultural and Interreligious Dialogue Competences in Adolescents in Barcelona and Melilla (Spain). Religions 15: 211. https://doi.org/10.3390/rel15020211
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MCIU/AEI/FEDER, UE, grant number RTI2018-095259-B-I00Résumé
Contemporary societies are increasingly multireligious, multiethnic, and multicultural, but
to what extent are they ready for coexistence? This paper evaluates the competencies for intercultural
and interreligious dialogue in two very different contexts: Barcelona and Melilla, two cities with great
ethnic and cultural diversity, in which it is easy to have contact with people of different cultures and
religions. To this end, we worked with a total of 1353 adolescents and young people, and four scales
were used to evaluate intercultural and interreligious sensitivity, conflict management skills, and
prejudices towards unaccompanied migrant minors. The findings suggest that in neither of these two
contexts do adolescents and young people form relationships with these minors, despite accepting
religious diversity and being educated at school in topics relating to coexistence and spirituality. In
fact, participants showed a high level of prejudice towards this population. Implementation of more
effective intervention programs in both cities is therefore recommended.