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Ungdomar och framtidstro– i en pandemi: En kvalitativ studie om ungdomar och deras framtid
Halmstad University, School of Health and Welfare.
Halmstad University, School of Health and Welfare.
2021 (Swedish)Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesis
Abstract [en]

Being an adolescent today is about being in the transition between childhood and adulthood and living in a society that is characterized by individuality. The opportunities to shape one's own life in today's society have increased compared to the past when there are more choices around work and education. As the COVID-19 pandemic spread around the world, our everyday lives changed drastically in different ways, high school students' studies switched to distance and traditional student celebrations were cancelled, an important milestone in young people's lives on their way to the adult world.

The purpose of this study is to develop in-depth knowledge of how the young people who graduated in 2020 feel that the COVID-19 pandemic has affected and/or changed their vision and thoughts about their future. In this study, a qualitative method with elements of discourse analysis has been used where the empirical material was collected through semi-structured interviews. The study involved eight young people, including four boys and four girls. To analyze the empirical, discourse theory and theories of individualization were used. The results showed that young people's faith in the future as a whole has not been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic but is strongly influenced by individualization and the power to shape their own lives. The results also showed differences between the sexes in how formulated the future plans were and to varying degrees.

Abstract [sv]

Att vara ungdom idag handlar om att befinna sig i övergången mellan barndom och vuxenliv och att leva i ett samhälle som präglas av individualitet. Möjligheterna att forma sitt eget liv i dagens samhälle har ökat jämfört med förr i tiden då det finns fler valmöjligheter kring arbete och utbildning. När covid-19 pandemin spreds över världen förändrades vår vardag drastiskt på olika sätt, gymnasieungdomars studier övergick till distans och det traditionella studentfirandet ställdes in, en viktig milstolpe i ungdomarnas liv på väg mot vuxenvärlden.

Syftet med denna studie är att utveckla fördjupade kunskaper om hur de ungdomar som tog studenten under 2020 upplever att covid-19 pandemin påverkat och/eller förändrat deras syn och tankar kring deras framtid. I denna studie har en kvalitativ metod med inslag av diskursanalys använts där det empiriska materialet inhämtats genom semistrukturerade intervjuer. I studien deltog åtta ungdomar varav fyra killar och fyra tjejer. För att analysera empirin användes diskursteori och teorier om individualisering. Resultatet visade att ungdomarnas framtidstro i sin helhet inte påverkats av covid-19 pandemin utan är starkt präglat av individualiseringen och makten att forma sitt eget liv. Resultatet visade även på skillnader mellan könen kring hur formulerade framtidsplanerna var och i olika utsträckning.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2021. , p. 45
Keywords [en]
Adolescents, Belief in the future, discourse theory, Individualization, COVID-19
Keywords [sv]
Ungdom, Framtidstro, Diskursteori, Individualisering, Covid-19
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Sociology
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URN: urn:nbn:se:hh:diva-45012OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hh-45012DiVA, id: diva2:1572181
Subject / course
Sociology
Educational program
Social Change and Social Sustainability, 180 credits
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Available from: 2021-07-02 Created: 2021-06-23 Last updated: 2025-10-01Bibliographically approved

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