 Youth in the age of anxiety: the case of a southern European locationValerie Visanich Contemporary Social Science, 2017, vol. 12, issue 3-4, 333-346 Abstract: This paper examines the sociological implications of personal anxiety for youth in tertiary education. The arguments brought forward are positioned broadly within a discourse on individualisation – on how youth today are devising their lives on their own free-will and experiencing anxiety due to self-reliance. Various socio-economic and cultural conditions have a direct impact on their degree of anxiety. This paper focuses on three of them – changes in the educational system, employment prospects and personal debts. This paper analyses increased anxiety in youth, outlined by various studies, and how it transcends in southern Europe. The data drawn on for this paper are taken from interviews conducted in Malta. The implications brought forward include the need for a more detailed exploration of the familial support network and its work in reducing anxiety. Youth experience a kind of ‘institutional individualisation’ – Their reflexive deliberations leading to angst are cushioned by their familial support network. Date: 2017 Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:taf:rsocxx:v:12:y:2017:i:3-4:p:333-346 Ordering information: This journal article can be ordered from DOI: 10.1080/21582041.2017.1385829 Access Statistics for this article Contemporary Social Science is currently edited by Professor David Canter More articles in Contemporary Social Science from Taylor & Francis Journals |
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