scholarly journals In transition … Where to? Rethinking Life Stages and Intergenerational Relations of Italian Youth

Societies ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 7
Author(s):  
Sebastiano Benasso ◽  
Sveva Magaraggia
Keyword(s):  
Transition To Adulthood ◽  
Mutual Recognition ◽  
Empirical Work ◽  
Intergenerational Relationships ◽  
Intergenerational Relations ◽  
Transition Process ◽  
Welfare States ◽  
Life Stages ◽  
Structural Factors ◽  
Italian Context

This article wants to contribute to the ongoing debate within youth studies about the frameworks and concepts that inform research on the meanings of and transitions into adulthood. It aims to contribute to debates about the changing nature of life stages and the need for new conceptual categories and definitions of adulthood and of intergenerational relations. Thus, the first question that drives our reflections is: How do the radical transformations implied in the transition to adulthood pathway change the metaphors used to describe it, the ways of defining adulthood itself, and the scope for mutual recognition amongst different generations? Indeed, intergenerational relationships acquire more complexity in a framework in which a) structural factors like the precarisation of the labour market and the aging population heighten reciprocal interdependence and b) changes in the life-course patterns distance the different generations, especially in terms of biographical sense-making. These theoretical reflections arise from empirical work done in Northern Italy, with thirty-something people who are struggling with a prolonged and de-standardised transition process, negotiating “new adult roles”, particularly in the field of parenthood). This complex transition is significant and widespread in Italian context that, as part of the group of Southern welfare states, has low levels of welfare provision and high reliance on the family as a form of support.

Religiosity and spirituality during the transition to adulthood

2010 ◽  
Vol 34 (4) ◽  
pp. 311-324 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carolyn McNamara Barry ◽  
Larry Nelson ◽  
Sahar Davarya ◽  
Shirene Urry
Keyword(s):  
Emerging Adults ◽  
Transition To Adulthood ◽  
Psychosocial Development ◽  
Empirical Work ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Time Period ◽  
The Media ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Religiosity And Spirituality ◽  
Socializing Agents

Emerging adults (approximately 18 to 25 years of age) experience heightened self-exploration regarding their beliefs and values, including those concerning religiosity and spirituality. The purpose of this article is to review the literature regarding religiosity and spirituality in emerging adulthood. First, we document developmental advances in physical, cognitive, and psychosocial development that support this exploration along with theoretical and empirical work on how religiosity and spirituality develop during this time period. Second, we examine the research on prevalence rates for and correlates of religiosity and spirituality. Third, we examine socializing agents of religiosity and spirituality that document parents’ indirect role relative to other adults, peers, and the media. Next, we examine the role that culture, community, and gender play in the development and socialization of religious and spiritual beliefs and practices. Lastly, future research directions and implications of the findings are discussed.

scholarly journals Why do first and second-generation young migrants volunteer? The Migrant Volunteerism Motivation Model (MVMM)

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 1089-1107 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sara Alfieri ◽  
Daniela Marzana ◽  
Sara Martinez Damia
Keyword(s):  
Transition To Adulthood ◽  
Process Model ◽  
First Generation ◽  
Second Generation ◽  
Maintenance Phase ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
Italian Context ◽  
First And Second Generation ◽  
Motivation Model

The following study aims at inquiring into the motivations behind young migrants’ volunteerism in civic organizations in Italy, namely in starting and maintaining their engagement (preliminary vs. maintenance phase). The term “young migrants” refers to first and second generation of migrants who deal with two challenges: the transition to adulthood and the acquisition of a cultural identity. We conducted semi-structured interviews with 37 Sub-Saharan young migrants living in Italy (18-32 years old), 19 of first generation (1G) and 18 of second generation (2G). The Omoto and Snyder’s Volunteer Process Model (VPM, 1995) was used as an underpinning theoretical framework and a guide for the interpretations of the results. The findings indicate that a) motivations included in the VPM are also found for young migrants, b) some of these motivations take particular meaning for young migrants, c) some motivations are not included in the VPM and are specific of this sample. We named these last motivations: social norms, advocacy and ethno-cultural. In addition, some considerations may be advanced regarding the generation and the phase of motivation: 1G migrants are particularly moved by the importance of integration in the Italian context and by the promotion of their ethnic group while 2G migrants reported mostly the desire to understand their roots. The values, the concern for the community and the longing to develop relationships are the motivations for which all young migrants continue to volunteer; however, 1G migrants are also sustained by advocacy and ethno-cultural motivations. Implications and future directions are discussed.

Why the NLD fails to consolidate democratic transition in Myanmar

2021 ◽  
pp. 205789112110392
Author(s):  
Zayar Lay Swe
Keyword(s):  
Political Culture ◽  
Democratic Transition ◽  
Chief Executive ◽  
Transition Process ◽  
Structural Constraints ◽  
Structural Factors ◽  
Structural Barriers ◽  
Rating Agencies ◽  
National League ◽  
Freedom House

The general populace in Myanmar, as well as international observers, have expected that the National League for Democracy (NLD) would be able to consolidate democratic transition, since the latter obtained a certain degree of support from home and abroad. During the five years of the NLD administration, transition has nevertheless been in regression instead of progression. All rating agencies (Freedom House, Bertelsmann, VDem) consider that Myanmar is not yet a democracy. Freedom House's report indicates that Myanmar's status changed from ‘Partly Free’ to ‘Not Free’ in 2020. Much of the existing literature argues that this stems from the NLD having had to operate within structural constraints and agency curbs. Therefore, this article will examine why the NLD is unable to overcome these barriers, under which structural factors and what kind of agency. The article argues that, instead of structure-altering, the NLD has reinforced structural barriers without seeking any considerable leeway within the bounds of existing constraints. In the context of structure, this article will examine the transition process itself, as well as constitutional arrangements, the economic system, and the political culture. The agency context will include the behaviours of the chief executive, the Tatmadaw, and the general populace.

Reconfiguring Intergenerational Reciprocity

2021 ◽  
pp. 48-78
Author(s):  
Ken Chih-Yan Sun
Keyword(s):  
Elder Care ◽  
Family Relations ◽  
Intergenerational Relations ◽  
Life Stages ◽  
Social Worlds ◽  
Reciprocal Relationships ◽  
Migrant Populations ◽  
Older Immigrants ◽  
Cultural Ideals ◽  
Intergenerational Reciprocity

This chapter traces the trajectories through which aging migrant populations navigate temporalities of migration as they reconstruct intergenerational intimacy. It argues that aging immigrants transform cultural ideals of aging and family in response to changes in their social worlds across life stages. It also offers the concept of reconfigured reciprocity to analyze the processes through which aging immigrants fashion cultural logics of intergenerational relations to sustain connections with their children and their children's families. The chapter focuses on older immigrants that embraced ethnic traditions regarding elder care and transformed reciprocal relationships with their immediate kin. It highlights the aging immigrants' assessment of family relations that is undoubtedly biased or selective and their understanding of receiving and transnational contexts that are stereotypical or oversimplified.

scholarly journals “A Blessing and a Curse” Couples Dealing with Ambivalence Concerning Grandparental Involvement During the Transition to Parenthood—A Longitudinal Study

2020 ◽  
pp. 0192513X2095078
Author(s):  
Ulrike Zartler ◽  
Eva-Maria Schmidt ◽  
Cornelia Schadler ◽  
Irene Rieder ◽  
Rudolf Richter
Keyword(s):  
Transition To Parenthood ◽  
Intergenerational Relationships ◽  
Transition Process ◽  
Mothers And Fathers ◽  
Longitudinal Patterns ◽  
Individual Interviews ◽  
First Time ◽  
Parental Strategies ◽  
Longitudinal Case Studies ◽  
Parents Experiences

This contribution provides an investigation of first-time parents’ experiences and strategies in dealing with ambivalence—i.e., the simultaneous presence of contradictory emotions—regarding grandparental involvement during the transition to parenthood. The study is based on qualitative longitudinal case studies comprising in-depth individual interviews with 11 Austrian couples of first-time mothers and fathers prebirth, and six months and two years after childbirth ( n = 66 interviews). Parents reported ambivalent feelings toward grandparental involvement during all stages of the transition process. We identified three parental strategies for dealing with ambivalence: inclusion, delimitation, and exclusion. Intracouple dynamics are shown to be the key aspect in the variation of these strategies over time. These dynamics are captured in three longitudinal patterns: parallel, divergent, and convergent paths. Overall, the study points to the complexity and fluidity of intergenerational relationships and demonstrates the challenges of negotiating ambivalence within couples and families during the transition to first-time parenthood.

Eastern European welfare states: the impact of the politics of globalization

2000 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 146-161 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bob Deacon
Keyword(s):  
Social Policy ◽  
Global Economy ◽  
Social Problems ◽  
Transition Process ◽  
Welfare States ◽  
Social Costs ◽  
Early Years ◽  
Maintenance Policy ◽  
Transition To Capitalism ◽  
The Impact

This article is divided into four parts. First there is a summary of the social policy of the old state-socialist regimes, some description of the legacy of social problems which they bequeathed to those making the transition to capitalism and a brief summary of the major social costs of the early years of the transition process. Second, the broad social-policy strategies of the new governments of Eastern Europe and the former USSR are reviewed as they have attempted to manage both the legacy of social problems from the past and the new social costs of transition. Third, in more detail developments in five specific fields are described: levels of public expenditure on social welfare; income maintenance policy; health and medical care; housing; and education. The article concludes by attempting to explain these changes, asking whether the policy changes have been motivated by a perceived need to reduce social provision, with a view to becoming more competitive within the global economy.

scholarly journals International Trade in the Aftermath of the COVID-19 Pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 65 (10) ◽  
pp. 15-23
Author(s):  
V. Zagashvili
Keyword(s):  
International Trade ◽  
Industrial Revolution ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Mutual Recognition ◽  
Structural Factors ◽  
Economic Stability ◽  
International Trading ◽  
National Boundaries ◽  
Long Term Impact ◽  
The Impact

The article examines the implications of the COVID‑19 pandemic for the development of international trade. The international trading system has demonstrated sufficient maturity and the ability to remain stable even in extreme conditions. The negative impact of COVID‑19 on trade was provided through a general drop in demand, disruptions in and business travel. Attempts to foster economic stability and enhance the resilience of global value chains through self-reliance and limiting supply network within national boundaries are counterproductive. The solution to the efficiency versus safety dilemma lies in the area of diversification. In the medium term after the expected rapid recovery growth the development of international trade is likely to slow down and the growth rates of trade and production will trend towards convergence. The long-term impact of the pandemic on international trade will be manifested through the impact of structural factors: the Fourth Industrial Revolution, trends in the field of transnational production, changes in the paradigm of social development, competition between economic policy models, rivalry between leaders of the world economy, and the results of efforts to regulate trade on the multilateral basis. The pandemic made more obvious the need for cooperation, not only in the narrow aspect of coordinating anti-epidemic measures, but also in the broader sense of promoting development and narrowing the gap in welfare, health care and the quality of life in general, both in different countries and within countries. In the area of trade policy, it highlighted the urgent need for closer cooperation in overcoming barriers to trade (lowering duties, removing technical barriers, mutual recognition of sanitary certificates, interfacing digital regulation systems). The disunity and noticeable confusion of governments during the pandemic emphasized the task of overcoming the WTO crisis.

The competition state thesis in a comparative perspective: the evolution of a thesis

2017 ◽  
pp. 13-32
Author(s):  
Dan Horsfall
Keyword(s):  
Public Interest ◽  
Knowledge Economy ◽  
Empirical Work ◽  
Welfare States ◽  
Economic Success ◽  
Global Knowledge ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Core ◽  
Competition State ◽  
Relevant Today

This chapter discusses the competition state thesis. Globalisation, the decline of the Fordist model of production, and the rise of the global knowledge economy have all played their role in producing a more competitive environment in which welfare states operate. What exactly is the competition state? Where the welfare state seeks to use the tools of the economy to further the public interest and promote social justice, the competition state seeks only economic success, with welfare provisions not only secondary, but offered only when they support the primary goal of economic success. The chapter then summarises and subsequently extends previous empirical work undertaken using the competition state framework in order to assess the extent to which the core thesis is still relevant today.

Intergenerational relationships within families of HIV-infected adults under antiretroviral treatment in Northern Thailand

2011 ◽  
Vol 32 (4) ◽  
pp. 561-585 ◽  
Author(s):  
ÉVA LELIÈVRE ◽  
SOPHIE LE CŒUR
Keyword(s):  
Adult Children ◽  
Antiretroviral Treatment ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Intergenerational Relationships ◽  
Intergenerational Relations ◽  
Northern Thailand ◽  
Older Parents ◽  
Social Fabric ◽  
The Social ◽  
Working Age

ABSTRACTThailand has been severely affected by AIDS/HIV. The epidemic has undermined the health of the population of working age, placing stress on intergenerational relations and threatening the social fabric. Older people in families affected by the disease, although not the main victims, have experienced major changes in relationships with their adult children and grandchildren. However, the availability of antiretrovirals has transformed HIV infection from a lethal to a chronic disease. Intergenerational relationships are analysed with data from a quantitative survey of HIV-infected adults currently receiving antiretroviral treatment in Northern Thailand. The introduction of antiretroviral treatment has eased the pressure on families. Where HIV-infected adults are more dependent on their older parents, it is because they are single and childless or single parents. While ageing parents remain a source of support for their adult children, the introduction of antiretroviral treatment has radically changed the prospects for HIV-infected adults and their regained health allows them to work, take care of their family and fulfil their filial duties as expected in Thai society. If Thailand's original aim in introducing health policies in this area was to curtail the HIV epidemic, its positive impact on intergenerational relations is an additional benefit.

Changing intergenerational relationship

2006 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 81-98 ◽  
Author(s):  
EUGENIA SCABINI ◽  
ELENA MARTA
Keyword(s):  
Intergenerational Transmission ◽  
Transition To Adulthood ◽  
Intergenerational Relationships ◽  
Intergenerational Solidarity ◽  
Intergenerational Relationship ◽  
Theoretical Perspectives ◽  
The Family ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Intergenerational Dynamics

This article explores the literature on intergenerational relationships within psychological and sociological disciplines. After a brief description of the different meanings of the term ‘generation’, two theoretical perspectives are discussed: Mannheim's theory of generations and Bengston and colleagues' theory of intergenerational solidarity. Particular attention is given to the process of intergenerational transmission. This is followed by a rereading of the concept of generation in light of the relational–intergenerational perspective. This perspective attempts to consider together family and social generations, taken to be interdependent. The application of this perspective to the transition to adulthood is crucial to an understanding of intergenerational dynamics, whether in the family or in the community. It concludes with reflections on the meaning of the intergenerational transmission as seen from the relational-intergenerational perspective and recent research findings.

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