Introducing the need to study young people in contemporary Italy

Cuzzocrea, Valentina; Bello, Barbara Giovanna

doi:10.1080/1354571x.2017.1409501

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“…Within Western specificities (Hofmeister, 2010), in Italy orientations to the future may be considered especially interesting given the scarcity of structural opportunities and severe uncertainty (Bello and Cuzzocrea, 2018; Leccardi, 2005). The Sardinian case study needs to be seen within the specifics of its national context, but it has, in turn, strong cultural features (Arlacchi, 2007) that have become an object of a lively debate (Brigaglia, 2017), which goes beyond an exceptionally high rate of youth unemployment (54% vs 42.4% nationally), and of NEETs more specifically (28% vs 23% nationally).…”

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A Possibility to Square the Circle? Youth Uncertainty and the Imagination of Late Adulthood

Cuzzocrea

2018

Sociological Research Online

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Youth transitions literature has traditionally devoted great attention to identifying and analysing events that are considered crucial to young people regarding their (short term) orientation to the future and wider narratives of the self. Such categories as 'turning points' (Abbott 2001, Crow and Lyon 2011), 'critical moments' (Thomson et al. 2002, Holland & Thomson 2009, Thomson & Holland 2015, also used by Tomanović 2012) and 'crossroads' (Bagnoli & Ketokivi 2009) have been used to identify and explain the events around which young people take important decisions in order to realise the so-called transition to adulthood, each suggesting a sense of rupture. This focus sits within a central interest of youth transition literature, namely to investigate what hinders or facilitates independence. When looking more broadly at how young people imagine their future, however, taking a longer perspective opens insights not only in terms of ruptures, which these categories tend to refer to, but also in terms of the continuities that might also be very important in these narratives. Despite the methodological difficulties in getting young people to speak about their long term future, this paper seeks to discuss how they see their late adulthood through reflecting on how their narratives play out across different temporal horizons in order to establish their current priorities. Empirically, it is substantiated by essays on the future written by 18-year-old students based in Sardinia, and discusses in particular an emphasis which they put on the long term as a term of fulfilment of their values.

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A Possibility to Square the Circle? Youth Uncertainty and the Imagination of Late Adulthood

Cuzzocrea

2018

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“…This structurally adverse situation is contrasted with a public perception that sometimes stresses the unwillingness of young people in Italy to grow up. Such stereotypes construct them as unresponsive to sacrifices and commitment (Bello and Cuzzocrea, 2018) and as 'not mature enough' (Pitti, 2017). These easily turn into prejudices that disregard the constraints to which they are confronted, and do not help their self-esteem or their engagement with public life.…”

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Italian Youth in International Context

Cuzzocrea¹,

Bello²,

Kazepov

2020

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Italy is not a country for young people. Why? This book provides a unique and in-depth collection of empirical and theoretical material providing multiple answers to this question whilst investigating the living conditions of young people in Italy today. By bringing together a variety of approaches and methods, the authors of this collection analyze Italian youth through the lenses of three dimensions: 'Activism, Participation and Citizenship', 'Work, Employment and Careers' and 'Moves, Transitions and Representations'. These dimensions are the analytical building blocks for challenging stereotypes and unveiling misinterpretations and taken-for-granted assumptions that portray young people in Italy as selfish, 'choosy', and unwilling to make sacrifices, commit and manage an independent life. These prejudices often underplay the role of constraints they are facing in the transition to adulthood. Studying Italian youth, therefore, not only allows us to capture their peculiar characteristics but also to reflect more broadly on the conceptual toolbox we need in order to understand contemporary youth more generally. By doing so, the volume aims to contribute to international discussion on the youth condition in Europe.

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“…NEETs diversity will not be entirely captured if developmental paths are not contextualized according to significant differences across countries in terms of the institutional support provided to young people in order to ease school-to-work transitions (Walther, 2006). School-to-work institutional support varies from universalistic transition regimes (typical of Scandinavian countries that ensure a strong public investment in secondary and tertiary education), as well as on on-the-ground, comprehensive employment services; to sub-protective transition regimes that characterize Southern European countries, plagued by unequal access to tertiary education and which are dominated by low quality, informal support for job seekers (Almeida & Simões, 2020;Bello & Cuzzocrea, 2018); or, finally, to very loose formal support structures in the Global South countries, especially in rural areas (Wilkinson et al, 2017).…”

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Scrutinising the Exceptionalism of Young Rural NEETs: A Bibliometric Review

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The situation of rural NEETs aged 15 to 24 remains understudied. However, transitions from adolescence to emerging adulthood are very demanding for those in the countryside. Our paper discusses this gap by characterising the scholarship focusing on rural NEETs. We undertook a bibliometric review based on 325 entries on Web of Science (WoS) using the Bibliometrix analysis package. Our approach included descriptive bibliometric analysis, co-citation networks assessment, and thematic analysis. Our findings show that the investigation efforts depicting younger rural NEET are recent and marginal in the larger context of international NEETs scholarship. The field is dominated by economy- and sociology-led networks. Concerns regarding health and employment issues are central in international publishing trends, showing a dominant youth-at-risk approach to this group. Still, themes associated with adolescent NEETs and relevant programs’ assessment are gaining traction. Our findings show a need for funding research initiatives to reduce the invisibility of young rural NEETs.

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Introducing the need to study young people in contemporary Italy

Cited by 21 publications

References 14 publications

A Possibility to Square the Circle? Youth Uncertainty and the Imagination of Late Adulthood

A Possibility to Square the Circle? Youth Uncertainty and the Imagination of Late Adulthood

Italian Youth in International Context

Scrutinising the Exceptionalism of Young Rural NEETs: A Bibliometric Review

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