Youth in a Changing Karelia: A Comparative Study of Everyday Life, Future Orientations and Political Culture of Youth in North-West Russia and East

ISBN-13: 9781138713215 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 264 str.

Vesa Puuronen; Pentti Sinisalo; Larissa Shvets

Opis

This title was first published in 2000:  This valuable book provides a detailed examination of the options, values, norms, beliefs, fears and hopes of young people living in two neighbouring, but profoundly different, societies. The future of such a region, Karelia, which includes Russian and Finnish populations, is uncovered via in-depth analysis of those constructing these societies.

Recenzje

’...professionals in the field will find much of interest...for students curious about young people in this corner of the world, this is clearly good reading...’ Slavic Review

Spis treści

Contents: Introduction: Living in Karelia - the changing life contexts of adolescents. The Everyday Life of Young People: The everyday life of young people in Karelia in the mid-1990s; Health and health behaviour of Karelian and Finnish young people. Adolescents’ Values and Identity Development in Changing Societies: Introduction; Value orientations of Russian and Finnish young people; What is valued in work?; Gender differences in identity development. Constructing a Personal Future: Introduction; The personal future - general aspects of adolescents’ future orientation; Developing occupational goals and plans; Personal future in hopes and fears; My daily life in 2010, Finnish and Russian adolescents’ constructs of their future everyday life. Political Culture of Young People: Introduction; Social values and attitudes of Russian and Finnish youth; The political commitment and knowledge of Russian and Finnish young people; The national prejudices of Russian and Finnish young people. Conclusions: The challenges of cross-cultural research.

O autorze

Puuronen, Vesa; Sinisalo, Pentti; Shvets, Larissa