scholarly journals “(IM)MOBILE PRECARITY” AMONG YOUNG PEOPLE IN NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 88-108
Author(s):  
Nicole Power
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Newfoundland And Labrador ◽  
Community Based ◽  
High Stakes ◽  
Structural Class ◽  
Community Based Organizations ◽  
The Right ◽  
Work Education ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Youth Labour

Mobility for work and education among young people has been a key feature of contemporary life. Drawing on focus groups with youth living in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador, as well as key informant interviews with people who work for community-based organizations that serve youth, I examine the relationship between young people’s employment- and education-related geographical mobilities and precarity. I draw on recent insights from scholars examining precarity as grounded in both labouring conditions and ontological experience. In foregrounding the experiences and subjectivities of poor and working-class youth, I show how the structure of youth labour markets and of education and training cheapens youth labour, with implications for youth’s capacity for independence. In a context of broader regimes of mobility associated with resource extraction, young people without formal qualifications live precarious lives: they move from job to job and place to place, and rely on family and friends to support their housing and other needs. In this context of uncertainty and labour market volatility, youth expressed disorientation regarding decisions about work, education, and mobility, reflecting the high stakes of not making the “right” choice, and developed a pragmatic approach to work as a way to make a living rather than a pathway to a meaningful life. I conclude by situating these findings as a critique not just of precarity but of capitalist economic arrangements more broadly, with implications for the kinds of solutions that can address structural class inequalities.

scholarly journals KHF Entrepreneurship Support and the Impact of COVID-19 on Jordanian Entrepreneurs

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lami Raei
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Financial Support ◽  
Youth Participation ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Community Based Organizations ◽  
Self Employment ◽  
Start Ups ◽  
The Impact

The King Hussein Foundation (KHF) partners with Oxfam in the Youth Participation and Employment programme (YPE) to promote entrepreneurship through supporting youth to engage in business start-ups and scale-ups. KHF projects support community-based organizations (CBOs) in establishing revolving funds, training CBOs in microfinance management and building the capacity of potential entrepreneurs. Apprenticeships and shadowing are two examples of popular approaches to facilitating entrepreneurship and self-employment. During the COVID-19 crisis, KHF has continued the implementation of activities virtually. This case study presents examples of young people utilizing financial support, reaching out to new clients using ICT, and eventually exploring ways to mitigate the impacts of COVID-19.

Modern Marital Practices and the Growth of World Christianity During the Mid-Twentieth Century

2015 ◽  
Vol 84 (2) ◽  
pp. 394-420
Author(s):  
Anneke Stasson
Keyword(s):  
Twentieth Century ◽  
Young People ◽  
Modern World ◽  
Gender Ideologies ◽  
Self Selection ◽  
World Christianity ◽  
The Right ◽  
The Relationship

Studies concerned with modernity, mission Christianity, and sexuality generally address how western, Christian gender ideologies have affected women or how they have affected modernization. This article approaches the nexus of modernity, Christianity, and sexuality from a different angle. One of the notable consequences of modernization was that young people in industrializing nations began demanding the right to choose their own spouse and marry for love. Several scholars have noted the connection between modernization and spouse self-selection, but none have explored the relationship between Christianity's endorsement of spouse self-selection and its global appeal during the mid-twentieth century. This article examines a collection of letters written by young Africans to missionary Walter Trobisch after reading his popular 1962 book, I Loved a Girl. These letters suggest that Christianity's endorsement of spouse self-selection and marrying for love gave it a kind of modern appeal for young people who were eagerly adopting the modern values of individualism and self-fulfillment. The practice of prayer provided relief to young people who were struggling to navigate the unfamiliar realm of dating in the modern world.

scholarly journals Exploring the Links: Youth participation and employment opportunities in Jordan

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lamia Raei
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Youth Development ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Youth Participation ◽  
Market Demand ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Job Seeking ◽  
Community Based Organizations ◽  
Governmental Institutions

Oxfam partners with the Jordanian Hashemite Fund for Human Development (JOHUD) through its Youth Participation and Employment (YPE) programme in order to connect with communities and train local community-based organizations (CBOs). JOHUD’s aim is to build the job-seeking capacity of youth in four governorates in Jordan. The programme organizes informal activities involving peer-to-peer education to help young people engage in the community as volunteers, and links them to various governmental and non-governmental institutions. COVID-19 and the associated lockdowns have altered the organization’s operations, with most projects shifting online. JOHUD has adopted a youth-led initiative aimed at matching young people’s skills with labour-market demand in each governorate where the programme operates. This case study presents examples of how the programme has helped young people transform into professionals, and how youth-led employment centres can contribute to youth development activities.

scholarly journals DISORDERS OF COMMUNICATION IN RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN GIRLS AND BOYS

2021 ◽  
pp. 431-434
Author(s):  
Iryna Furda ◽  
Tetyana Urbanovska ◽  
Ivanna Parfanovych
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Interpersonal Communication ◽  
Questionnaire Development ◽  
Communication Disorders ◽  
Self Awareness ◽  
Problem Situations ◽  
Change Behavior ◽  
Directive Behavior ◽  
The Right ◽  
The Relationship

The purpose of the study is to reveal the specifics of communication disorders in the relationship between a boy and a girl, their origin, the emergence of a couple at the initial stage of communication. It is necessary to take into account those manifestations that lead to serious violations in communication and a couple breakup, in particular, conflicts, and crises. Research methods applied: theoretical (analysis, generalization) and empirical (questionnaire development and implementation, analysis of answers and comparison of data). The consequences of crisis situations in a young couple’s relationship are as follows: it can serve as a motive for self-awareness or rethinking oneself in the relationship; as a push to change behavior; as a risk for another girl or boy; as a risk of suspicions, quarrels and accusations. Elimination of deformations, establishment of relations help young people to get out of problem situations in the right way. Young people mention communication disorders: abuse of time, resources; violation of personal boundaries; directive behavior; ignoring the position of a partner, indifference; attempts to act illegally, inadequately; neglect of opinion, position; manipulation in relationships; immoral manifestations. To determine the specifics of violations in the relationship between a boy and a girl, factors are characterized by personal areas − cognitive, emotional, volitional. The results of the study show that young people find important the factors of influence and correctly understand the ways of establishing interpersonal communication. However, overcoming the crisis is to become a conscious desire.

scholarly journals Education, the Dream that is Materializing

2021 ◽  
pp. 84-90
Author(s):  
Visalaakshi Annamalai
Keyword(s):  
Human Life ◽  
Fundamental Aspect ◽  
Access To Education ◽  
Right To Education ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Community Based Organizations ◽  
The Right ◽  
International Instruments ◽  
Brighter Future ◽  
Political Right

The right to education is a fundamental aspect of human rights. It shapes life for a better tomorrow with a chance of an increase in better employment opportunities. It not only instills hope for a brighter future but also leads to the realization of other rights.1 Progress in human life is impossible without education, but despite this fact, refugees struggle to have access to education. Importance of the right to education increases when it comes to refugees because of its ability to uplift the standard of living. This paper will look at the right to education as a concept and the meaning attributed to the word education. It will shed light on the nature of the right; whether it is a socio-economic and cultural right or a political right. The paper will further examine international instruments which recognize the right to education in emergencies and comprehend how it has been applied to the case of refugees. It points out two positive examples where access to education has been provided by community-based organizations in collaboration with NGOs, governments, and other organizations. The paper acknowledges the barriers to higher education but is not ignorant of the fact that there is progress today as compared to forty years ago. The paper concludes that despite the conscious movement of the international community towards the right to education of the refugees, there is much that has to be done for the complete realization of this right.

scholarly journals Immediate and persisting effects of controversial media information on young people’s judgement of health issues

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 249-261
Author(s):  
Attila Szabo
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Health Behaviour ◽  
Intervention Study ◽  
Schema Theory ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
False Information ◽  
Subjective Judgement ◽  
Health Related ◽  
The Right ◽  
The Relationship

Whether true or false, media information shapes people’s thinking. False information trigger beliefs which could compromise health behaviour. In this intervention study, the effect of controversial messages on 91 young participants’ judgement of health issues was tested. Held opinions about health-related issues were assessed before, after and one week after viewing a controversial TV-interview. Using pre-interview opinions for baseline, changes in judgements were assessed immediately after and one week after the interview. At both times, the opinions differed statistically significantly from baseline (p < .001). The relationship between opinions immediately- and one week-after viewing the interview was statistically significantly stronger (p < .001) than their association with the baseline. The results provide evidence for immediate change in judgment resulting from controversial information and demonstrate that the change persists for at least one week. The findings can be explained based on the schema theory and suggest that controversial information could have powerful impact on subjective judgement. Consequently, young people need to be educated in health issues and in the evaluation of media information to enable them to make the right choice when the need arises.

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