"Bereits seit 2008 berichtet die SINUS-Studie „Wie ticken Jugendliche?“ alle vier Jahre über die Verfassung der jungen Generation. Ausführliche Interviews, fotografische Dokumentationen des Wohnumfelds und Selbstzeugnisse der Jugendlichen liefern einen lebendigen Einblick in die Lebenswelten d
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er 14- bis 17-Jährigen. Das Besondere der Studienreihe ist die systematische Erforschung der soziokulturellen Vielfalt, die die Jugend kennzeichnet. Die Leitfragen der Studienreihe sind: Wie leben und erleben Jugendliche ihren Alltag? An welchen Werten orientieren sie sich? Welche Lebensentwürfe und -stile verfolgen sie? Wie optimistisch blicken sie in die Zukunft? Alle vier Jahre werden zudem neue Themen behandelt. 2024 waren dies: Umgang mit politischen Krisen, soziale Ungleichheit und Diskriminierung, Engagement und Beteiligung, Lernort Schule, Social Media, Fake News, Sinnsuche und Mental Health, Geschlechtsidentität und Rollenerwartungen, Sport und Bewegung. Jugendstudien können Frühindikatoren des gesellschaftlichen Wandels sein. Die vorliegende Arbeit zeigt, dass Teenager in Zeiten multipler Krisen von vielem verunsichert und genervt sind, jedoch ihren Optimismus nicht verloren haben. Und sie lassen uns wissen, was sich alles ändern muss. Darin liegt die Bedeutung dieser Studie: Sie hat das Potenzial, zu (politischen) Maßnahmen, Programmen und Praktiken zu inspirieren, die den Bedarfen der heute jungen Menschen entsprechen. Es gibt viel von dieser Generation zu lernen. Die U-18-Studie lädt zur Reflexion ein, was es heißt, heute jung zu sein." (www.bpb.de)
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"Africa is a diverse and complex continent, consisting of 54 countries, 5 regions and about 2,000 languages. This report identifies what influences African youths' attitudes and decisions. It is based on a survey of 4,500 people, aged 18–35, in nine African countries: Egypt, Morocco, Ghana, Ivory
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Coast, Nigeria, Kenya, Uganda, South Africa and Zimbabwe. These nine countries act as proxy for the continent and provide evidence of a wide range of attitudes to the issues raised." (Page 2)
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"BBC Media Action’s innovative sexual and reproductive health rights (SRHR) project - Ma Shet Ne (Don’t be shy!) – was designed to support young people living in Yangon to access quality information and realise their rights. Research findings show that young people are highly engaged with the
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digital content. They reported learning and becoming more open-minded and confident to talk about SHRH topics." (Page 1)
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"This edited volume focuses on the lived experiences of children during the first wave of the COVID-19 outbreak in the spring of 2020, their knowledge and emotional reactions, the adjustments they made in their everyday lives, and the strengths and skills they developed in response. A central theme
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of inquiry is the place media held in all of these aspects: the roles they played for children’s informational, emotional, and social needs, how these have changed under the pandemic circumstances, and the media competencies children developed in utilizing and controlling the media in their lives. The book is based on responses of 4,200 children ages 9-13 to an international survey administered in 42 countries as well as additional complementaries localized studies. Comparative dimensions are central to this unique collection of chapters, along geographical and cultural lines, as well as gender, age, class, health, and refugee status. With 40 authors from around the world, this book highlights the potential of media to assist children and their families in times of crisis as well as their potential drawbacks." (Publisher description)
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"Key objectives of the research study were to understand young Ethiopians’ employment opportunities, aspirations, interactions with their elders and how they feel they are perceived by older generations. Conducted in May 2021, this research study involved participants from four Ethiopian states an
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d the city administration of Addis Ababa. It comprised a quantitative survey with a sample of 2,000 15–29-year-olds, and a qualitative element including 25 focus group discussions with young people, and 5 focus group discussions with parents across urban and semi-urban parts of Bahir Dar, Jijiga and Addis Ababa. 12 in-depth interviews with key stakeholders who work with the federal and regional government and
non-governmental organisations working with young people were also conducted [...] This study suggests that building strong intergenerational ties can be key to empowering young people, increasing their community participation and helping them to achieve their job aspirations." (About this paper)
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"In our nationally representative survey, respondents were asked which values from a list they felt were most important to their lives. The three that came out top were health, education, and support from parents. Keeping their family in good health (62% very important) and having an education for t
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hemselves or their family (60% very important), are priorities for young people aged 15-30 years old. This is closely followed by having support from parents – 59% said it is very important to them." (Page 1)
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"BBC Media Action surveyed 2000 young people (aged 15–29) in four regions and the city administration of Addis Ababa in May 2021. The study highlighted differences in young Ethiopians’ attitudes towards work and saving, education, traditional gender and cultural norms, and youth participation in
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decision making and in community life. Analysis was used to split the sample into five groups, reflecting the different profiles of young people in Ethiopia. Each group differs in how far they participate in civic life, their attitudes towards traditional gender and cultural norms, and the barriers that they face around employment and accessing various services. BBC Media Action researchers conducted further analysis to understand the key demographics of each group, as well as their motivators and barriers to employment, accessing services and civic participation. They then used data from qualitative research to create illustrative profiles for each group." (Page 1)
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"Based on this research, it was found that media and communication interventions could seek to leverage young Ethiopians’ optimism and enthusiasm, providing informative and inspiring content to fuel their ideas. This insight informed the creation of a social and behaviour change (SBCC) strategy to
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engage young people in the workforce, developed in partnership with the Ethiopia Jobs Creation Commission (JCC). The strategy identifies two key priority segments that need significant support - the ‘progressive but held back’ and the ‘unengaged and unambitious.’ Priority audiences across these two segments are younger 15- 18 year olds, men and women who are less educated more likely to marry before the age of 21. Creating an enabling environment to help these groups, while keeping in mind the needs of the others, is central to this strategy. Pilot media content will now be produced to support JCC as they deliver the overall communication strategy. This content will address the needs of priority groups by giving information about job opportunities, using role models and real life stories to inspire and address traditional gender norms." (Page 3)
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"La tesis del estudio, y probablemente una de las pocas premisas capaz de generar consenso entre los millennials, es que la tecnología se sitúa como denominador común en todas y cada una de sus actividades: la utilizan para mantener el contacto con sus amigos y crear nuevas relaciones, para apren
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der cosas nuevas, para buscar trabajo, para entretenerse en sus momentos de ocio, para participar en política y defender sus derechos, etc. El ecosistema digital y móvil en el que han crecido es la causa y la explicación de muchas de sus actitudes y comportamientos: la inmediatez les hizo impacientes y ansiosos; las redes les hicieron sociables y abiertos; la descentralización del poder y el acceso a la información les empoderó y les hizo críticos y exigentes. Por ello, preferimos hablar de cultura millennial, en lugar de generación millennial. La cultura millennial no sería exclusiva para los nacidos entre 1982 y 1998, sino que permitiría a personas nacidas en otras fechas sentirse millennial e identificarse con sus características." (Página 108-109)
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"Addressing depression in young people is a health-care policy need in sub-Saharan Africa. There exists poor mental health literacy, high levels of stigma, and weak capacity at the community level to address this health-care need. These challenges are significant barriers to accessing mental health
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care for depression, soon to be the largest single contributor to the global burden of disease. We here describe an innovative approach that addresses these issues simultaneously while concurrently strengthening key mental health components in existing education and health-care systems as successfully applied in Malawi and replicated in Tanzania. Improving the pathway to care for young people with depression requires the following: improving mental health literacy (MHL) of communities, youth, and teachers; enhancing case identification and linking schools to community health clinics; improving the capacity of community health-care providers to identify, diagnose, and effectively treat depression in youth. Funded by Grand Challenges Canada, we developed and applied a program called “An Integrated Approach to Addressing the Challenge of Depression Among the Youth in Malawi and Tanzania” (IACD). This was an example of, a horizontally integrated pathway to care model designed to be applied in low-resource settings. The model is designed to 1) improve awareness/knowledge of mental health and mental disorders (especially depression) in communities; 2) enhance mental health literacy among youth and teachers within schools; 3) enhance capacity for teachers to identify students with possible depression; 4) create linkages between schools and community health clinics for improved access to mental health care for youth identified with possible depression; and 5) enhance the capacity of community-based health-care providers to identify, diagnose, and effectively treat youth with depression. With the use of interactive, youth-informed weekly radio programs, mental health curriculum training for teachers and peer educators in secondary schools, and a clinical competency training program for community-based health workers, the innovation created a “hub and spoke” model for improving mental health care for young people. Positive results obtained in Malawi and replicated in Tanzania suggest that this approach may provide an effective and potentially sustainable framework for enhancing youth mental health care, thus providing a policy ready framework that can be considered for application in sub-Saharan Africa." (Abstract)
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"Os jovens possuem uma cultura própria que se revela de acordo com o contexto de sua história. Perceber a notável diversidade de expressões juvenis presentes na Igreja do Brasil, apresentar cenários em que vivem os jovens e, concomitantemente, oferecer pistas de ação para os animadores, lider
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anças e agentes de pastoral visando ajudá-los a melhor acompanhar os adolescentes e jovens é intenção desta obra. Cada um dos quatro capítulos apresenta pistas de ação, propondo aos animadores e agentes de pastoral juvenil e a todos os que atuam com este grupo, possibilidades de atividades a serem realizadas tanto pelos agentes quanto junto aos adolescentes e jovens. Estas visam ajudar no acolhimento e integração concreta dos jovens na comunidade, estreitando laços entre eles e as ações pastorais da comunidade em que possam atuar. Isto porque se o jovem assume a sua vocação, sua função de sujeito eclesial e auxilia nos processos cibernéticos, não mais evangelizamos os jovens, mas com eles." (Descrição da editora de livros)
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"This guide is driven by the need not to add to the library of information on violent extremism but to underscore a message often missed: to reach young people effectively, we must respect their ability to grasp the reality of injustice, intolerance, and inequity [...] we found that three key messag
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es emerged from our analysis of all Youth Contributor submissions. For each key message, we have identified a corresponding framework to guide policy support to empower stakeholders.
1. Peace, empathy, and compassion cannot be taught. These are skills that are only fully realized through experiential learning and lived experience.
Policy Action: Provide opportunities for exchange and interaction and create conducive environments in which young people can develop and practice these skills.
2. Start now. Stakeholders can take immediate and important actions, even small actions, to support a culture that prevents violent extremism. No one needs to wait for permission or a comprehensive set of instructions.
Policy Action: Provide resources such as technical support, financing, guidance, and networks to empower actors.
3. This is a long, slow process. Preventing violent extremism requires the development of a resilient culture. It is the work of expanding opportunity. All stakeholders can play critical roles in making this culture a reality." (Preface, page 10-11)
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"El estudio se ocupa de analizar la relación de los millenials con la tecnología desde diferentes ámbitos de interés de su cotidianidad, como el trabajo, la educación, el acceso a la información o las actividades de ocio, y presenta una serie de retos y oportunidades alrededor de cada uno de e
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stos escenarios donde son, cada vez más, influyentes y creadores de tendencias. Asimismo, se pone de manifiesto el imparable desarrollo tecnológico que hoy forma parte de todas las facetas de su vida y cómo los millennials continuarán aumentando su influencia con los años. En este sentido, son una especie de prueba piloto que nos ayuda a comprender el presente y nos ofrece pistas sobre lo que puede suceder con las generaciones futuras." (Contratapa)
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"Taking a global and interdisciplinary approach, Children and Media explores the role of modern media, including the internet, television, mobile media and video games, in the development of children, adolescents, and childhood. Primer to global issues and core research into children and the media i
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ntegrating work from around the world; comprehensive integration of work that bridges disciplines, theoretical and research traditions and methods; covers both critical/qualitative and quantitative approaches to the topic." (Publisher description)
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"The purpose of this report is to contribute to a deeper understanding of Iranian youth as a whole, rather than focus on one particular segment. Specifically, this report aims to address the following questions: 1) What are the key values that underlie the attitudes and behaviour of Iranian youth an
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d how do these vary between different segments of the youth? (2) What do young men and women in Iran prioritise in their lives and what are their key concerns for the future? (3) How do Iranian youth perceive the current social and political situation in Iran? What are their views on protection of human rights, freedom of expression and their own political efficacy? Which state institution do they find most trustworthy and to what extent do they feel that Iran needs to change? (4) What are the media and communication preferences of young Iranians? What role do traditional media play in their informationgathering processes and how important are the internet, social media and mobile phones?" (Executive summary)
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