Young people's societal belonging and perception of social status within networks

The Social Status-Enhancing Power of Social Ties

“…In particular, the objective social status of the peers is positively correlated with individual subjective status: in other words, it positively reinforces the selfperception of the individual. In this regard, recent work highlights the importance of social context and social interactions when perceiving and evaluating one's own social status (Fabiansson, 2015;Davis and Reyna, 2015).…”

“…3 Therefore, social status is important inasmuch subjects interpret and react to social environments. Along this direction, Fabiansson (2015) reports, from a sample of Australian high-school students, that a lower perceived social status is associated with lower trust in others and less self-confidence, for instance in achieving the preferred educational level. On the contrary, the higher the perceived social status, the more optimism is experienced by students and the higher also their sense of belonging to a community.…”

“…However, many empirical contributions in recent years clearly indicate that subjective well-being depends to a significant extent on social comparisons (Ferrer-i-Carbonell, 2005;Luttmer, 2005;Dohmen et al, 2011) and that individuals themselves, in evaluating their own condition, often care more about relative rather than absolute terms. On top of this, what seems to matter most is not their objective position in the social ladder, but the self-perception of their own ranking within society Fabiansson, 2015). Concerns with relative ranking are spread throughout virtually all societies, which are typically structured hierarchically (Sidanius and Pratto, 1999;Ball et al, 2001).…”

Social inequalities in rural England: Impacts on young people post-2008

“…The emphasis by successive UK governments on individual choices in competitive markets (Sealey 2014;Crompton 2010) has meant a focus on supply-side measures (from the 1980s Youth Training Scheme onwards) and a growing conditionality to welfare support (JRF 2014;Bright 2014, 2016) rather than employment creation. There is an assumption by the state that young people could, and perhaps should, be dependent on their families for support, and indeed research confirms the important role of families for support in rural areas (Shucksmith 2004, Fabiansson 2015 particularly in countries with a conservative welfare regime (Gkartzios 2013;Murphy and Scott 2013). This intergenerational support is not only material, for example providing the deposit for a house or car or paying university tuition fees, but extends to the important role of families' social networks in finding local employment or rented accommodation.…”

Comparison and Contrast between Bourdieu’s Theory of Practice and Shamsul’s Two Social Reality Approach in the Portrayal of Identity

“…The Bourdieusian view of identity is based on discursive constructions and reflexivity of the self within limits of routine practice. Bourdieu relates objective relations of material and symbolic power to practical schemes (Bottero, 2010), showcased in the concept "social class" where shared cultural style which are predisposed, consciously and deliberately contributes to class reproduction (Sallaz & Zavisca, 2007;Fabiansson, 2015). This is formed by the use of capital in correlation with field and habitus, the value given to capital in regards to the social and cultural characteristics of the habits while the field is bonded with the objective power relations containing material base (Harker et al, 1990).…”