Naslov
Young adults in South-East European societies: Household capitals and transitions into adulthood

Autori
Puzek, Ivan ; Derado, Augustin

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, ostalo

Izvornik
Freedom & Necessity: Class Differences, Lifestyles and Coping Strategies in the Times of Economic Crisis / Tomić-Koludrović, Inga ; Cvetičanin, Predrag - Split : Institut društvenih znanosti Ivo Pilar, 2015, 31-32

ISBN
978-953-8964-29-0

Skup
Freedom & Necessity: Class Differences, Lifestyles and Coping Strategies in the Times of Economic Crisis

Mjesto i datum
Split, Hrvatska, 03.10.2015. - 04.10.2015

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
young adults; transition into adulthood; South East European societies; household capital; social capital

Sažetak
This paper presents the results of a study exploring the connections between young adults’ personal and family capitals and their transition into adulthood. The data have been obtained as a part of a wider questionnaire designed to survey life-strategies and survival strategies of individuals and households in four South East European countries: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovenia, Croatia, and Serbia. In these societies, the transition from youth to adulthood is postponed and marked by the prolonged paths towards independence and self-sustainability (Flere et al., 2014 ; Žiga et al., 2015 ; Tomanović, 2012 ; Ilišin and Radin, 2007 ; Kuhar and Reiter, 2012). Having in mind the prolongation of transitions, in our paper we focus on young people between the ages of 25 and 35. These young adults often find themselves ‘in between’ youth and adulthood (EGRIS, 2001), unable or unwilling to make some of the transitions, as they are dealing with more uncertainty, especially after the beginning of the economic crisis. Successful transition from education to work is a prerequisite for other transitions, and it has been made more difficult for many young people as South East European societies suffer from very high youth unemployment rates. Lack of employment opportunities, insecure jobs and low salaries contribute to the prolonged dependence of youth on the accumulated capitals of the parental generation, confirmed in all four societies (Tomanović et al., 2012 ; Lavrič and Klanjšek, 2011 ; Tomić-Koludrović and Leburić, 2001 ; Žiga et al., 2015). In our paper we analyze the two transitions into adulthood markers which are a precondition for the independence of young people (employment and leaving the parental home), searching for predictors among the young adults’ personal and family capital. One of our main research findings points to the importance of the role of social capital in the transition into adulthood among the youth in South East European societies.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Sociologija

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