På egna ben? En kvalitativ studie om gymnasieelevers framtidssyn.
FramtidUngdomarArbeteArbetslöshetStudierSocial changesTheory of social workSociala förändringarTeorier om socialt arbeteSocial Sciences
AbstractThe purpose of this essay was to examine how young people who are about to graduate from high school define and value their future. We also wanted to se which emotions they associate with their future and what or who influences them in their choices in life.The questions for our study were:What does it mean for these youths to become an adult?What images do they have of future education, profession and unemployment?What or who influences the picture they have of their future?What kind of attitude do they have towards the future?We approached the research with a qualitative method and interviewed ten youths in high school. Our conclusion was that the youths had an ambivalent attitude towards becoming adults; it was scary and yet exciting. The youths had the impression that education was important in order get a good job and to avoid unemployment. The youths felt a need for their work to be interesting, developing and to give them new experiences. The youths felt that they were in control of their decisions but at the same time their community influenced them. They had mixed feelings towards their future but in general they had a positive image of the future.