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Jeanine Grütter1,2, Manishi Srivastava3, Carmen Barth2,3
1Department of Psychology, Ludwig Maximilian University, Munich, Bavaria, Germany.
Abstract:
This study examined adolescents' reasoning about intergroup social class friendships and marriage in rural Nepal. Participants (N = 591; 54% girls; Mage = 14.03; 20% Nepalese ethnic/caste minority; data collected in 2018) evaluated the potential for friendship and marriage between hypothetical pairs from different social class backgrounds. Adolescents demonstrated a strong awareness of social barriers to equality and autonomy in social relationships, including concerns about family reputation. Nevertheless, a high percentage anticipated resisting negative parental expectations and expressed overall optimism about social change. Notably, adolescents' social experiences influenced their views: Those who had experienced discrimination were less optimistic, whereas those attending schools with high social class diversity were more optimistic about social mobility.
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