text: 105. The debj.:.itacing effects of racist attitudes and expectations are verydifficult to counter. qhen young people feel alienated from the nalority culture,they tend to li.ve out the eorBt fears ahd expeclations that otherg haue had f,orthem. Al.ternately, .they can and quite often do develop lheir own values andhopes. The pop culture that has energed and re-energed in various formB,especlally since 1968, is a torn of self-at f i rnat ion that is alno8t entirely freeof racisn. rn all parts of the eorld there ls great appreciation for at least aoneof the forms of popul.ar music that have taken thetr lnitlal lnspiration fronAfrican musicr and cultural values from other thlrd eorld countries have also hadan appreciable inpact on the spiritual and esthetic ideas of young people throughout the world. In vieu of the difficulCies of engendering nutualself-esteen through formal educatlon, greater inlrrtance should probably be givento Che poeent.lal role of the endogenous youth culture. A/40/694/Add.t English Page 28 106. In contrast to the problens of alienation experienced by the children of, many niqrant tdorkers in t/iestern Europe, the children of established ninoritres are usually welI adapted, both rrithin their minoriEy cultures and erithin the malority culture of the State. An exanple of this can be seen in the situation of, the Danish minority ln Schl eswig -Holste i n, Federal Republ-ic of Germany. The Danish ninority, which is fully represented in local government bodies and in the Land goeernment, is ensured the right to have fts otdn schools and cultural actittities. I07. In tbe sociallst states ot Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union, a malor etfort is made !o naintain and enricb the cultural integrity of the uarious ethnic groups. In Romania, Il per cent of Ror0ani.ats 29,500 kindergartens, schools, gynnasia and vocational schools have teaching units and sections in the languages
analysis: The text appears to be discussing the effects of racist attitudes and expectations on young people, as well as the role of minority cultures and the importance of preserving cultural integrity. It also touches on the topic of education and how it can impact self-esteem. The text does not seem to be focused on economic development, natural resources, or industry, but rather on social and cultural issues.