Youth in Europe I: An International Empirical Study about Life PerspectivesThis book contains a report of an extraordinary study about life perspectives of young people in different countries in Europe. It reveals remarkable differences in perspective for the future of the young people in these countries. Are we in the process of establishing a society in which future generations will feel at home and in which they can put their faith? The European Union should support this kind of research. |
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... positive attitude towards the European unification process . This is also satisfying , because young people in a number of countries , such as Germany and the Netherlands , expect to benefit little themselves from the European ...
... positive attitude towards the European unification process . This is also satisfying , because young people in a number of countries , such as Germany and the Netherlands , expect to benefit little themselves from the European ...
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... began in the period after 1945 with the deliberate and positive intention of prevent- ing future European wars . It began as a ' moral campaign for reforming international rela- tions ' ( Davies , 1997 : 1057 ) and Europe as a Context 23.
... began in the period after 1945 with the deliberate and positive intention of prevent- ing future European wars . It began as a ' moral campaign for reforming international rela- tions ' ( Davies , 1997 : 1057 ) and Europe as a Context 23.
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... positively with the future . Others see the future as unpredictable ( non - linear ) , yet have a generally positive attitude toward the future . Due to this perceived unpredictability they see the necessity of being flexible and ...
... positively with the future . Others see the future as unpredictable ( non - linear ) , yet have a generally positive attitude toward the future . Due to this perceived unpredictability they see the necessity of being flexible and ...
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... positive way of deal- ing with the future is represented by the concept PLANNING . Young people with this atti- tude feel well equipped for the future . They consider themselves to be capable of managing their lives well in the future ...
... positive way of deal- ing with the future is represented by the concept PLANNING . Young people with this atti- tude feel well equipped for the future . They consider themselves to be capable of managing their lives well in the future ...
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... positively or d ) will have both negative and positive consequences for me . 4 Description of the independent variables Three groups of background characteristics were incorporated into the study . First we used some socio - demographic ...
... positively or d ) will have both negative and positive consequences for me . 4 Description of the independent variables Three groups of background characteristics were incorporated into the study . First we used some socio - demographic ...
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3=middle 5-point scale 5=positive Table adolescents Alienation Amnesty International analysis Anomie answers mean 1=negative areas attitudes ATTRACTIVENESS Authenticity autonomy believe changes church attendance Church of Sweden Concept concerning Conformity connection context corr correlation countries Critically independent Croatia culture Demonstrative economic European European Union evaluation extraversion Family ness Family Orientation feel female Finland future Greenpeace important individual individualisation institutions Ireland Israel lives macro-level male Mean S.D. meso meso-level modern moral relativism negative Netherlands neuroticism Nostalgia one's organisations parents Parliamentary Personal Interests perspectives Pessimism Planning pluralism Poland political action Political Orientation political parties politicians positive present Private Sphere PROFESSIONAL ORIENTATION pupils questionnaire regard relationship religion religious Republic of Ireland respondents role sample scores secular Self-management Socially integrated society subscales Swedish tion traditional trendy trust Uncertainty united Europe Value Orientation variables Violent Activist Würzburg xenophobia xenophobic youth
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