Identity, values and norms of East Africa’s youth

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ID13900014
AutoresAlex Awiti (0000-0003-4983-7242, The East Africa Institute, Aga Khan University - Kenya, Nairobi, Kenya, autor de correspondencia), Caleb Orwa (0000-0002-2631-4417, The East Africa Institute, Aga Khan University - Kenya, Nairobi, Kenya)
Año2018
Volumen24
Número4
Páginas421-437
Fecha de publicación2018-12-10
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaInternational Journal of Adolescence and Youth (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0267-3843 • E-ISSN: 2164-4527
EditorialTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/02673843.2018.1554498
OpenAlexW2905110397
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas3
Referencias citadas22

With a median age estimated at 18 years, East Africa is one of the youngest regions in the world. However, relatively little research has been conducted to understand how they identify themselves and what values and norms shape or influence them. About 7,000 individuals between the age of 18 and 35 were interviewed in Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda and Uganda. Youth constructed their identity along four dimensions; youth (age-associated); nationality; faith; family. However, country, religion, gender and age influenced the ordering of identity. With the exception of Rwanda, East African a tolerance for rule violation and corruption was prevalent among East African youth. This difference offers hope because it demonstrates that respect for the rule of law, unequivocal commitment to integrity and public accountability can be enforced and transmitted to the next generation, the youth. Values and norms are shaped by and co-evolve with institutions and norms of the wider society

Accountability · Faith · Identity (music · Immigration · Language change · Nationality · Political science · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Tanzania · African cultural and philosophical studies · Gender Studies · Law · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare · Religion, Society, and Development

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