Young People's Time Perspectives: From Youth to Adulthood
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- 1 August 2002
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Sociology
- Vol. 36 (3) , 513-537
- https://doi.org/10.1177/0038038502036003002
Abstract
The article examines three bodies of theory: individualization, the lifecourse, and concepts of time. It interrogates these theories with respect to the following questions: how young people speak about the future; and the bearing of young people's situations and time perspectives upon the way they envisage the transition to adulthood. It draws upon empirical research from a five-country European study, in particular material from focus group discussions conducted with young people in two west-European countries, Britain and Norway. It analyses variations in young peoples' ways of thinking about their future lives, and proposes, as a basis for further research, three ideal typical models.Keywords
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