Youth Cultures and Consumption in Eastern and Western Europe

Wallace, Claire; Kovacheva, Siyka

doi:10.1177/0044118x96028002003

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“…Si bien es cierto que no existe un consenso sobre si la nuestra es una sociedad del trabajo o del consumo, es innegable que hay actualmente una mayor valorización del tiempo libre y de la esfera del consumo en detrimento del valor del trabajo como forma de realización personal (Bauman, 2008;Himanen, 2006). Los jóvenes figuran entre los protagonistas de este tipo de tendencia (Castro, 2006;Deutsch y Theodorou, 2010;Franch, 2002;Franch, 2008;Leccardi, 2005;Pais, 1994;Pais, 2005;Ramos, 2008;Wallace y Kovachova, 1996), aunque diversos autores sugieren que este cambio también ocurre en otros grupos de edad.…”

Section: Entre La Escasez Y El Excesounclassified

La pertinencia heurística del concepto de ‘tiempo en abundancia’ para el análisis del tiempo de desempleo desde una perspectiva de género

Araújo

Franch

2017

Arbor

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RESUMEN:Este texto pretende ofrecer una reflexión de carácter exploratorio sobre la pertinencia de usar lo concepto 'tiempo en abundancia' para comprender la experiencia del tiempo durante el desempleo, desde una perspectiva de género. A partir de una breve conceptualización sobre exceso y escasez temporal en las sociedades basadas en el capitalismo, las autoras proponen un marco analítico inicial para comprender hasta qué punto la idea de "tener mucho tiempo" caracteriza la experiencia de las personas en paro, y cómo el género afecta esa experiencia. La reflexión se basa en una investigación llevada a cabo en Portugal, con dos grupos focales de personas en situación de desempleo, divididos por género. Los resultados reafirman estudios anteriores sobre la experiencia del tiempo de personas desempleadas, mostrando que, aunque existan semejanzas entre el tiempo de hombres y mujeres en paro, también hay importantes diferencias que se relacionan a sus diferentes roles en las esferas productiva y reproductiva. La novedad, en este caso, es que esas diferencias no únicamente refuerzan el papel reproductivo de las mujeres, como la literatura afirma, sino que también muestran aberturas para usos recreativos individuales y colectivos. El concepto "tiempo en abundancia", al no tener una connotación de valor a priori, nos parece promisor para aprehender este tipo de experiencia que, en última instancia, traduce un descontento con la centralidad del trabajo (reproductivo y productivo) en la definición social de los sujetos y en sus usos del tiempo.PALABRAS CLAVE: tiempo; experiencia; duración; desempleo; género. ABSTRACT:This text provides an exploratory theoretical outline about the heuristic importance of the concept "time in abundance" for better understanding of the experience of time during employment from a gender perspective. Therefore, starting with a brief conceptualization about this concept and positioning it in the wider debate about the "excess" and the "scarcity" of time in modern capitalist-based societies, the authors argue that "time in abundance" is still a very relevant category used by people in order to speak about their experience as unemployed. The reflection is based on a research undertaken in Portugal, including two focus groups with unemployed people divided by gender. The results confirm previous studies made about the experience of time of the unemployed, showing that although there are similarities between men and women, there are also important differences that relate to their different roles in the productive and reproductive spheres. The novelty in this case is that these differences, although reinforcing the reproductive role of women, thy also show that new individual and collective recreational uses are emerging. Considering that the concept "plenty of time" does not hold a given value a priori, it seems promissory to grasp a kind of experience that ultimately translates a discontent with the centrality of work (reproductive and productive) for social definition of subjects and their time ...

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La pertinencia heurística del concepto de ‘tiempo en abundancia’ para el análisis del tiempo de desempleo desde una perspectiva de género

Araújo

Franch

2017

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“…This trend has been considered a reaction to the dissolving world of adults in which former authorities were displaced and discredited. As a result, a large variety of new youth groups independent from state control emerged and became important foci for socialization in youth values, attitudes, and preferences (Stock, 1994; Wallace & Kovacheva, 1996).…”

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Social Change and Adolescent Developmental Tasks: The Case of Postcommunist Europe

Tomasik¹,

Silbereisen²

2012

Child Dev Perspectives

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The radical political transformations of the 1990s in many countries of Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union, overlaid by effects of globalization and related economic crises, have had an effect on young people, particularly by changing contexts relevant for psychosocial development. According to research on major developmental tasks in adolescence, young people benefited from new freedoms, such as the open borders and advanced communication technologies, but they also faced new economic uncertainties concerning work and family for which they have tried to compensate by postponing traditional transitions to adulthood. Nevertheless, results show that the nature of the developmental tasks was not in jeopardy and that effects on development overall were moderate. This article reviews the research against the backdrop of a general model on how change at the macro level translates into individual adaptation in societies affected by the challenges of globalization, individualization, and demographic shifts.

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“…Young people in Bulgaria, mainly students, have had a political role during the transition process. Together with the wider democratic movement in the country, their protests in the streets and on campus brought about a change in presidents in 1990 and a change of government in both 1990 and 1997 (Kovatcheva, 2000b;Wallace & Kovatcheva, 1996. Mitev (2001) also documented a massive commitment among youth during the protests of February-April 1997, but found surprisingly reserved attitudes in December 1998.…”

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Exit and/or Voice? Youth and Post‐Communist Citizenship in Bulgaria

Ådnanes¹

2004

Political Psychology

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Hirschman 's (1970, 1993) theoretical constructs of Exit and Voice represent a useful way to think about citizenship. Exit refers to a desire to emigrate and can be construed as apolitical, private, and passive-a threat to citizenship-whereas Voice refers to political commitment and can be construed as ideal citizenship. A survey of 560 Bulgarian university students in 1998 explored their emphasis on Exit and Voice (as options for themselves in the future) and the association of each option with different economic, political, and psychological factors. One in four students wanted to emigrate, and half of them considered leaving the country for a period of time. Exit plans appeared mainly to be triggered by a wish to participate in the consumer culture, but were also associated with a critical view of the political system as well as a rejection of tradition in conjunction with a Western identity. Although most of the students shared vague or ideal Voice-related plans, few wanted to become actively involved in politics. An emphasis on Voice reflected not only a somewhat limited political engagement but also a more traditionalistic attitude associated with plans for a career and family. The findings indicate that a normative separation between Exit and Voice as theoretical concepts does not cover the complexities of the Bulgarian students' emigration and political involvement plans.

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Youth Cultures and Consumption in Eastern and Western Europe

Cited by 14 publications

References 5 publications

La pertinencia heurística del concepto de ‘tiempo en abundancia’ para el análisis del tiempo de desempleo desde una perspectiva de género

La pertinencia heurística del concepto de ‘tiempo en abundancia’ para el análisis del tiempo de desempleo desde una perspectiva de género

Social Change and Adolescent Developmental Tasks: The Case of Postcommunist Europe

Exit and/or Voice? Youth and Post‐Communist Citizenship in Bulgaria

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