Generational differences and cultural change

摘要: Young people are arguably facing complex life situations in their transition into adulthood and navigating trajectories a highly individualised way. For youth post-compulsory education, training years have been extended, of dependency increased they greater individual choice compared to previous generations. This study develops an understanding the process individualisation applied late modernity explores it relation neo-liberal climate. It compares situation this generation with early 1960s, brought up more predefined traditional conditions, cemented social structures. The processes that led generational changes experiences last forty-five examined, linked structural transformations influence subjective experiences. Specifically, shifts conditions education studied relations socio-economic, technological cultural changes. This discusses Western Anglo-American model youths examines how (mis)fits conservative Catholic Mediterranean setting. research investigates Malta, ex-colonial small island state, whose peculiarities include its delayed economic development setting. The core comprises primary data collection using in-depth, ethnographical interviews, two generations different socio-historical context; those who experienced 1960s 2000s. This concludes concept does indeed illuminate especially when ago. However is glocalised manner line Malta has lagged behind mainstream developments Europe still retained features. Building on concept, I use empirically grounded compromised choices describe increase bargaining happening at fronts youth, biography women, job market consumption.