How do young people see the future? Are they optimistic or
pessimistic? Do their views vary from culture to culture? Are young
people actively engaged in creating their desired futures or are
they passively receiving the future? What effect has globalization
on youth culture? How is the future taught in schools? These and
many other questions are dealt with in this volume of comparative
empirical research from around the world on how youth see the
future.
Generally, youth are considered immature, irresponsible toward
the future, cliquish, impressionistic, and dangerous toward self
and others. They are considered as a mass market--two billion
strong--the passive recipients of globalization. Most recently in
OECD nations, youth have become fodder for political speeches--they
are the problem that reflects both the failure of the welfare state
(dependence on the state), the failure of globalization
(unemployment), and postmodernism (loss of meaning and the crisis
of the spirit). In the Third World, youth are seen not only as the
problem, but equally as the force that can topple a regime (as in
Yugoslavia). However, youth can also be seen as carriers of a new
worldview, a new ideology.
These and other views concerning youth are examined in this
volume of comparative empirical research. Studies from around the
world provide intriguing answers to questions about how youth see
the future and their future roles. This book will be of particular
interest to scholars, students, researchers, and policymakers
involved with youth issues and future studies.
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