Individualized youth subjectivity and social background
Subjective understandings of advantage and disadvantage among Oslo youth
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12600705 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jens Lunnan Hjort (University of Oslo, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 733-748 |
| Publication date | 2013-10-10 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Youth Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1367-6261 • E-ISSN: 1469-9680 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13676261.2013.844780 |
| OpenAlex | W2066210472 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 34 |
This study examines the subjective understandings of advantage and disadvantage of Oslo youth. It combines survey and interview material where participants have been invited to judge the relevance of various assets for and obstacles to achieving one's goals in life. As advantages and disadvantages can be grouped into factors within and outside the control of individuals, this object of study is of direct relevance to the long-standing debate about individualization, class, and youth subjectivity. The study finds a widespread adherence among participants to the central tenets of individualism, but this endorsement is not accompanied by a rejection of the impact of family resources. The study further identifies social differences in that youth from higher class backgrounds are more inclined to acknowledge assets and obstacles of a structural quality. Finally, participants from dissimilar class backgrounds mobilize structural factors in reflexive, but dissimilar ways
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| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,45 |
| Citation span | 2015 - 2021 (7) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |