Youth Problems and Politics in the 1980s

Some Multinational Comparisons

Bibliographic Data

ID11496166
AuthorsRichard G Braungart (corresponding author), Margaret M Braungart
Year1986
Volume1
Issue4
Pages359-380
Publication date1986-12-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Sociology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0268-5809 • E-ISSN: 1461-7242
PublisherSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/026858098600100402
OpenAlexW1999213302
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited16

The personal, social and political views of young people are examined using two separate multinational surveys of youth conducted in 18 countries around the world Results from the 1983 11-Nation Japanese World Survey and the 1982 Euro- Barometer 10-Nation Survey suggest that while youth (between the ages of 15/18-24) exhibit national differences, more importantly, they share many attitudinal features in common. Three themes in particular stand out characterising young people's personal lives, social attitudes and politics in the early 1980s: first, the majority of youth in these surveys are stable in their transition to adulthood; second, youth are searching for more independence in their lives, and third, young people express a surprising amount of approval for political mobilisation over contemporary political issues. These findings support both the socialisation and generational theories in political sociology

Independence (probability theory · Multinational corporation · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Survey data collection · Youth studies · Gender Studies · Law · Social and Cultural Dynamics · Social Policy and Reform Studies · Youth Education and Societal Dynamics

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