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Understanding the Constructions of Identities by Young New Europeans - Kaleidoscopic selves (Hardcover)
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Understanding the Constructions of Identities by Young New Europeans - Kaleidoscopic selves (Hardcover)
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This book examines how young people in the 'new' European states
construct their identities. This is the first generation to have
wholly grown up within the context of these fully independent
countries which have recently entered, or are about to enter, the
European Union. The book is based on an original and unique study
of a thousand young people, aged between twelve and nineteen, from
fifteen European countries. Nearly 170 focus groups were conducted
by the author between 2010 and 2012, and this data constitutes the
empirical basis of the study. Ross offers a significant discussion
on the nature of the construction of identities by young people,
particularly in the European context. The book reflects a
consistent theme of generational differences in the ways that they
discuss their local, regional, national and sometimes European and
global identities. The way in which they construct their identities
is described as kaleidoscopic: there is a liquidity to the process,
yet it shows a pattern and possesses certain regularities; it is a
process that is both contingent and consistent.Themes explored
include: -the construction of identity -the ability to express
multiple identities -agency and liminality -an emerging sense of
contemporary nationalism and patriotism. The book presents a
significantly original contribution to the literature on
identities. It provides a wealth of cross-national data, and offers
a wide range of significant theoretical possibilities across a
group of related disciplinary areas. The book illustrates the
complexity and depth of young people's political conceptions in
these countries, and amplifies and extends the classic works on
young people's political socialisation.
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