Attitudes on transition to adulthood among young people in Serbia

Tomanović, Smiljka; Ignjatović, Suzana

doi:10.2298/soc0601055t

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“…13 Among young people who live independently at the age of 29, 50% have child/ren, while among those of the same age who live with parents, only 15% have child/ren (Lavrič, 2011: 388 The evidence from surveys in Serbia indicates a rather different trend, since 33% of young parents lived in parental household in 2003 and 25% -in 2011. The prolonged living in a parental home even when married and when they are parents reflected the perception of adulthood and independence: besides "good income", "having one's own place to live in" and "marriage"/"living with a partner" were stated as important prerequisites for independence (Tomanović, Ignjatović, 2006b). Moreover, 43% of young people perceived family formation as a marker of adulthood ("that is a sign of being an adult"; Ibid.…”

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“…If we consider de-standardisation of transitions to adulthood as decoupling of leaving parental home and getting married, and decoupling of marriage and parenthood (Corijn, Klijzing, 2001: 6), then we would not find heterogeneity in Serbia, but high standardisation and synchronisation of life events. Previous studies pointed to primary relevance of family transitions for young people in Serbia both on the normative and practical level (Tomanović, Ignjatović, 2006a;2006b;.…”

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Changes in transition to adulthood of young people in Serbia between 2003 and 2011

Tomanović¹

2012

Sociologija

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The paper deals with transition to adulthood of young people in Serbia through analysis of findings of the two surveys from 2003 and 2011. The aims are to explore the changes in pace, as well as in transitional trajectories that could indicate their destandardisation and individualisation. Some of the debatable issues related to the transition to adulthood approach are presented in the framework and discussed further in relation to the results of the analysis in the concluding section. The findings indicate that there exists some acceleration in the pace of transition, mainly due to increased financial independence of young people. The trajectories, however, are still standardised, while transition is postponed and prolonged. The comparative analyses of some features of young people’s transitions to adulthood in the Balkans led to the conclusion that an alternative conceptualization is needed

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Changes in transition to adulthood of young people in Serbia between 2003 and 2011

Tomanović¹

2012

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“…This delay is explained as the result of a strong dependence on family (parental) material resources and psychological support. Although the transition to adulthood is prolonged, there is no evidence to suggest the presence of processes of destandardization and pluralization of life trajectories, as identified in some Western countries (Tomanović, 2012;Tomanović & Ignjatović, 2006, 2010.…”

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Between “CV builder” and “Genuine” activist: The many faces of youth civic engagement in Serbia

Petrović

Stanojević

2019

Sociologija

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The aim of this paper is to explorethe characteristics and relative importance of civic engagement for young members of civil society organisations in Serbia. This article is exploratory in character and is based on qualitative methodology.Youth engagement is observed through the theoretical lens of the lifecourse approach. The questions addressedbythe paper are as follows: How do young people perceive their civic engagement? What motivates their participation? How does this engagement relate to other aspects of their lifecourse? The method used here is narrative analysis of 20 semi-structured interviews conducted with young volunteers and members of civil society organisations in Serbia selected through theoretical sampling.The key finding is that there is arange of motivations and accompanying strategies -from the purely idealistic to the highly instrumental. The majority of our respondents displayed a mixed type of motivation, successfully combiningactivities aimed at protectingthe "social good" with thosethat contribute to the achievement of personal goals. Motivation, however,tends to vary between the different types of organisations, professional and grassroots. Engagement in professional organisations is more frequently instrumental and, in contrast, grassroots organisations typically attract "genuine", value-driven activists.

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“…Starting a family is considered to be a "strategy" in the transition to adulthood. According to Tomanović and Ignjatović (2006), young people in Serbia do not see moving out as the end of their parent-dependent lifestyle but as a prerequisite for their transition to adulthood. This sample is in contrast to the European trend, where independence from one's parents or moving out does not necessarily mean starting one's own family (Heath, 1999).…”

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Intergenerational living: An intercultural comparison

Grum¹,

Salaj²

2016

Urbani izziv

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Attitudes on transition to adulthood among young people in Serbia

Abstract: The aim of this paper is to explore the attitudes on transition to adulthood among young people in Serbia. The empirical basis of our analysis was a multidimensional study carried out by an interdisciplinary team of experts and organized by the Center for

Cited by 12 publications

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Changes in transition to adulthood of young people in Serbia between 2003 and 2011

Changes in transition to adulthood of young people in Serbia between 2003 and 2011

Between “CV builder” and “Genuine” activist: The many faces of youth civic engagement in Serbia

Intergenerational living: An intercultural comparison

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