Social insertions and representations of oneself and young people: Apprentices and high school students

1994 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 55-67 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thierry Devos ◽  
Jean-Claude Deschamps ◽  
Loraine Comby
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Young People ◽  
School Students

Living class in a ‘meritocratic’ Australia: The burdens of class and choice on young people’s end-of-school transitions

2017 ◽  
Vol 54 (3) ◽  
pp. 396-411 ◽  
Author(s):  
Felix Donovan
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Decision Making ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Young People ◽  
Educational Outcomes ◽  
Mixed Methods Research ◽  
School Transitions ◽  
School Students ◽  
Australian Education

In the Australian education system, there are substantial class inequalities in educational outcomes and transitions. These inequalities persist despite increased choice and individual opportunity for young people. This article explores high school students’ experiences of class in a social context they largely believe to be a meritocracy. Specifically, it asks: how does class shape young people’s thinking and decision-making about their post-school futures? I use Bourdieu’s ‘habitus’ as a frame to understand the role of class in young people’s lives, stressing its generative and heterogeneous aspects. Drawing on qualitative-led mixed methods research, this article argues that young people have internalised the ‘doxa’ of meritocracy, agency and ambition, conceiving of themselves as individual agents in this context. However, risk and security, opportunities and constraints, are not distributed equally in a class-stratified society. Young people from working-class backgrounds more commonly imagine insecure, uncertain futures.

scholarly journals INFLUENCE OF DIETARY TRENDS ON THE NUTRITION OF THE YOUTH

2019 ◽  
Vol 72 (9) ◽  
pp. 1740-1746
Author(s):  
Anita Bielawska ◽  
Katarzyna Tomczyk ◽  
Beata Łabuz-Roszak
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Young People ◽  
Eating Habits ◽  
The Body ◽  
Gluten Free ◽  
Nutritional Knowledge ◽  
School Students ◽  
Free Products ◽  
Balanced Diet

Introduction: Dietary trends such as consumption of lactose-free and gluten-free products or the use of alternative slimming diets are gaining increasing popularity, especially among young people. They determine their dietary choices, which are important from the point of view of human health. Unconventional diets are still considered as effective weight loss methods. The use of alternative diets may cause shortages of an essential nutrients, increase the risk of chronic non-communicable diseases and lead to the formation of incorrect eating habits. Balanced diet, in contrast to the alternative diet, takes into account the principles of rational nutrition and nutritional recommendations of the Institute of Food and Nutrition (IŻŻ). The aim: To investigate the influence of popular dietary trends on nutrition of high school adolescences. Material and methods: Subjects were adolescences in the age of 17-21 years attending high schools in Ruda Slaska (262 students, including 157 women and 105 men). Self-constructed questionnaire was applied in the study. Participation in the study was anonymous and voluntary. Results: In more than a half of young women (54,8%) and men (52,4%) the body mass deficiency was revealed (BMI<18 kg/m2). 33,6% of the respondents were on the non-balanced diets at least once in their lives. High school students knew gluten-free and lactose-free products but dietary trends, such as the consumption of gluten-free and lactose-free products, did not affect their diet. The main source of nutritional knowledge among respondents were their friends (78,2%). Conclusions: The results of the conducted research indicate the need to implement educational programs on the principles of proper nutrition. The increasing awareness of theyouth in this regard may contribute to reducing the interest in still popular alternative diets among young people and taking appropriate health behaviors by them.

scholarly journals Typical dynamic peculiarities of the spheres of manifestation of social activity among student youth

2019 ◽  
Vol 70 ◽  
pp. 08009
Author(s):  
Elena Bocharova
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Young People ◽  
Empirical Study ◽  
University Students ◽  
Social Activity ◽  
School Students ◽  
Youth Policy ◽  
Age Related ◽  
Life Values

The purpose of the study presented in the article is an empirical study of typical dynamic peculiarities spheres of young people’ social activity manifestation. The study sample consisted of 240 participants (Saratov region, Russia), including: university students (n = 120), age M = 18.22 (SD = 0.87) and high school students (n = 120), age M = 16.43; SD = 0.53. We used a questionnaire (R. M. Shamionov, I. V. Arendachiuk, E. E. Bocharova et al.) to register various forms of social activity and the degree of their manifestation, and the “Morphological Test of Life Values” technique (V. F. Sopov, L. V. Karpushina) to study various spheres of life. In the sample of students we have recorded a trend towards negative dynamics in the range of typical spheres of social activity manifestation, which, moreover, differs in its substantive multidirectionality. The study has shown that manifestation of various forms of social activity in the typical spheres of life is characterized by multidirectional dynamics of their motives’ actualization, depending on the person’s social and age-related status. The applied aspect of the problem under study can be implemented in the development of youth policy programs.

Meanders of Landscape Perception. Empirical Studies among High School Students / Meandry percepcji krajobrazu. Badania empiryczne wśród młodzieży gimnazjalnej

2014 ◽  
Vol 69 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Paweł Pytka
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Young People ◽  
Personality Traits ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
External Factors ◽  
School Students ◽  
Landscape Perception ◽  
Individual Preferences ◽  
Complex Process

AbstractLandscape perception is a complex process, conditioned by a number of external factors related to perceived characteristics of landspace and resulting from personality traits and psychosocial level of development of the recipient. Important elements which condition the overall perception of the landscape are significant places - places of symbolic, magical, leisure qualities. Selection, type and characteristics of these places will depend on individual preferences of the recipient of the landscape. The studies carried out among young people from Bieszczady indicate significant subjective choice of places, often a given image differs from the usual stereotypes. Regularity as well as aberrances in the perception and evaluation of sites described in this paper was observed.

scholarly journals Risky sexual behavior and knowledge about sexually transmitted infections among the young people

2019 ◽  
Vol 72 (9-10) ◽  
pp. 265-271
Author(s):  
Mladen Popov ◽  
Sasa Vojinov ◽  
Ivan Levakov ◽  
Dragan Grbic ◽  
Dimitrije Jeremic ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Sexual Behavior ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Young People ◽  
Sexually Transmitted Infections ◽  
Risky Sexual Behavior ◽  
Signs And Symptoms ◽  
School Students ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Sexually Transmitted

Introduction. In recent years, there has been a growing global trend in the number of people with pathogens of sexually transmitted infections. There is a worldwide lack of data on the prevalence and incidence of sexually transmitted infections in the general population, especially among the high school students. Material and Methods. We conducted a cross sectional study on attitudes and knowledge of young people about sexually transmitted infections. The survey population included young people aged 14 to 20 years attending a high school in the city of Novi Sad. The data were collected through a questionnaire. Results. The percentage of students with signs and symptoms of sexually transmitted infections was higher among the students who did not use a condom during the last sexual intercourse compared to the students who used a condom. Conclusion. Young people engaging in risky sexual behavior showed better knowledge about sexually transmitted infections in comparison to young people who did not engage in risky sexual behavior.

scholarly journals Análisis de las horas de sueño y su repercusión en el desempeño académico de jóvenes de Bachillerato

2019 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Leticia Sesento ◽  
Rodolfo Lucio
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Social Networks ◽  
Academic Performance ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Young People ◽  
Intervention Programs ◽  
Quantitative Methodology ◽  
School Students ◽  
Academic Level ◽  
Biological Development

The dream is a vital part of the biological development of all living beings, although, with the current rhythm of young people, social networks, television series, parties, etc., daily sleep hours decrease. The objective of this study is to know sleep disorders and their impact on academic performance in high school students; the subjects surveyed were 112. The quantitative methodology, descriptive cut. The average time that young people usually sleep is 12 pm (58 respondents), 28 young people sleep 8 hours, 69 sleep 6 hours and 15 of them only 4 hours a day. The majority of young people (63) have a regular average of 7 to 8.9, which may have several factors, but associating the surveys those who suffer some type of disorder or a few hours of sleep claim to have average of bad to regular. It is important to carry out intervention programs in the classroom and at the Institution to raise awareness about the importance of sleep both at the health level and at the academic level.

scholarly journals Civic Participation and Citizen Ideals of High School Students from Transylvania

2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 99-126
Author(s):  
Szilvia Varga
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Young People ◽  
Civic Participation ◽  
School Students ◽  
High Importance ◽  
Large Cities ◽  
Good Citizen ◽  
Political Processes ◽  
12Th Grade

Citizenship and civic participation are spatially and temporally changing concepts, therefore, their research remains constantly relevant. The question of how 17–18-year-old pupils see their “place” in society and their role in political processes, is of high importance, as they are the future voters. The main objective of the paper is to find out the kinds of categories that can be distinguished in terms of civic participation among the youth on the threshold of adulthood and what are the specificities of these categories. Furthermore, I try to identify the dimensions along which young people interpret the concept of “citizen” and what are the qualities that they consider important to acknowledge someone as a “good citizen”. In this section, my aim is to highlight the influencing factors and their strengths. The results show that four types of pupils are distinguished in terms of participation: those who “accumulate” activities, the “traditionals”, the protesters, and the passive ones. At the same time, based on the responses, one can see that the characteristics of an ideal citizen are organized into three factors: orientation and activity, social, and responsibility. Their activities and ideas are greatly influenced by the environment and the behavioral patterns they encounter and follow. The study presents the results of a survey based on questionnaire, which is representative of the Hungarian 11th and 12th grade pupils of eight large cities in Transylvania. Keywords: civic participation, ideal citizen, youth

scholarly journals Ostra jazda bez trzymanki, czyli seks w werbalizacjach licealistów

2010 ◽  
pp. 133-146
Author(s):  
Małgorzata Karwatowska ◽  
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Young People ◽  
The Other ◽  
School Students ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
Social Conduct ◽  
Polish Language

The author’s aim of the analysis presented in this article is an attempt at answering two questions: how high school students verbalize the lexeme sex, and whether it is possible to discern quantitative and qualitative differences in understanding and evaluating this notion by girls and boys. High school students were faced with three tasks concerning: 1. giving associations connected with the word sex; 2. listing adjectives collocating with the analyzed category; 3. constructing their own definitions of the noun. Both associations and collocations listed by the students appeared to be extremely varied and rich. They confirmed the opinion according to which every man treats sex differently and proved that young people are not afraid of their needs, desires or sexual dreams. Sex is not a taboo subject for them. Contrary to the associations, which abounded with an extremely large number of vulgar expressions, the definitions of the analyzed lexeme were, in fact, deprived of such attributes. Apart from a tendency to convey the word’s semantics precisely, the descriptions constructed by the high school students revealed emotionality. On the other hand, however, they showed changes in awareness, habits and social conduct of young users of the Polish language.

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