Role of non-governmental organizations in the daily lives of the Afghan and Pathan children and youth working on the streets
Autor/in:
Khalid, Asma
Quelle: Pakistan Administrative Review, 1 (2017) 1, S 3-18
Inhalt: This article aims to investigate the role and effectiveness of Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) in the daily lives of the Afghan and Pathan children and youth working on the streets. In this ethnographic research, 30 girls and boys, aged 12 to 16, were involved in the data generation. Three NGOs were selected in Rawalpindi and Islamabad. In this research, children and youth discussed that one of the NGOs is meeting the needs of education and other two NGOs are putting their efforts but to a limited extent. This investigation also revealed that none of the studied NGOs have focused on the work based learning and skills development, however contributing to a very limited scope. The studied group has valued the NGOs' consideration of respect and dignity aspects in their operations. It is concluded that NGOs need to plan comprehensively to play an effective role to improve the daily lives of their target groups such as children and youth working on the streets.
SSOAR Kategorie:Ethnologie, Kulturanthropologie, Ethnosoziologie, Jugendsoziologie, Soziologie der Kindheit, Lehre und Studium, Professionalisierung und Ethik, Organisationen und Verbände der Sozialarbeit und Sozialpädagogik, soziale Probleme
Quelle: International Letters of Social and Humanistic Sciences, (2015) 51, S 111-114
Inhalt: In the case of corruption, the young generations' obtainment of core ethical values may be undermined during the formative years that are critical to the promotion of integrity and accountability in a given society. The results may be widespread, long-lasting and severe.In the article are elucidated characteristics of corruption, aspects of the interaction between gender and corruption in higher education, negative effects of corruption.
Schlagwörter:Ukraine; Ukraine; Osteuropa; Eastern Europe; Hochschulbildung; university level of education; Jugend; youth; Korruption; corruption; Auswirkung; impact; Interaktion; interaction; gender
SSOAR Kategorie:Jugendsoziologie, Soziologie der Kindheit, Kriminalsoziologie, Rechtssoziologie, Kriminologie, Bildungswesen tertiärer Bereich
What makes a difference for disadvantaged girls? Investigating the interplay between group composition and positive youth development in sport
Autor/in:
Schaillée, Hebe; Theeboom, Marc; Cauwenberg, Jelle van
Quelle: Social Inclusion, 3 (2015) 3, S 51-66
Inhalt: It has been suggested that group composition can influence the experiences of individual group members in social programmes (Weiss, 1998). The purpose of the present study was to examine the relationship between peer group composition in sports programmes and positive youth development (PYD) in disadvantaged girls, as well as to determine whether it was moderated by personal characteristics. Two hundred young women aged between 10 and 24 completed a questionnaire including, among others, the "Youth Experience Survey for Sport" (YES-S) (MacDonald, Côté, Eys, & Deakin, 2012) and questions regarding participants' socio-economic characteristics (i.e., nationality, education, family situation). Multilevel regression analyses were performed to take into account the hierarchical data structure. At the group level, a higher percentage of girls from a low educational track and with a migration background predicted greater PYD, as indicated by higher levels of personal and social skills, cognitive skills and goal setting. Results showed interaction effects between the respondents' family structures on the participant and team levels. The overall statistical models for the different developmental domains accounted for variance ranging from 14,7% (personal and social skills) to 30,3% (cognitive skills). Results indicated that the extent to which disadvantaged girls derive benefits from their participation in sport also depends on the group composition. The interaction effects between the group composition and individual characteristics suggest that when girls participate in a group of similar peers, those from non-intact families will derive more benefits than their counterparts from intact families.
Zeit der Extreme? Rechtsextremismus im Jugendalter
Titelübersetzung:Age of extremes? Young people and right wing extremism
Autor/in:
Kleeberg-Niepage, Andrea
Quelle: Psychologie und Gesellschaftskritik, 35 (2011) 2, S 73-91
Inhalt: "In mehrfacher Hinsicht ist das Jugendalter eine für das Individuum 'extreme' Zeit: Es ist nicht nur von vielfältigen, spezifischen Entwicklungsaufgaben geprägt. Auch radikale politische Einstellungen und Verhaltensweisen wie Provokanz und Normbrüche, mittels derer sich die Jugendlichen von ihrer Herkunftsfamilie lösen und sich zugleich von der etablierten Erwachsenenwelt absetzen wollen, gelten als typisch für diese Lebensphase und werden häufig als Durchgangsphänomene bewertet. Trifft dies aber auch auf die Hinwendung zu politisch extremen Überzeugungen zu? Am Beispiel des Rechtsextremismus wird in diesem Beitrag argumentiert, dass der Fokus auf die Gruppe der Jugendlichen den Blick auf die vor allem auch unter Erwachsenen verbreiteten rechtsextremen Einstellungen verstellen kann. Jenseits der oft genannten und untersuchten individuellen Faktoren, welche einen Einstieg insbesondere von Jugendlichen in rechtsextreme Gruppen zu begünstigen scheinen, wird zudem die Rolle gesellschaftlicher Diskurse und Machverhältnisse für die Hinwendung zu politisch extremen Einstellungen thematisiert." (Autorenreferat)
Inhalt: "The time of adolescence appears to be an 'extreme' time for the developing individual: The rich variety of developmental tasks which girls and boys have to solve during their teenage years is partly held responsible for a certain amount of problem behaviour. Breaking taboos like heavy drinking or being rebellious and also the sticking to radical political ideas are mainly judged as 'normal' events on the way of youngsters to adulthood. So, is political extremism of young people also a mere developmental phenomenon? Using the example of right wing extremism, this paper will argue against the idea that embracing extreme political ideas is a mere developmental phenomenon. Besides the often researched individual reasons for entering political extreme groups there will be emphasized the impact of societal discourses and power relations for adopting political extreme convictions." (author's abstract)
Schlagwörter:Federal Republic of Germany; Rechtsradikalismus; right-wing radicalism; politische Einstellung; political attitude; Jugendlicher; adolescent; Sozialisation; socialization; Jugend; youth; Rolle; role; Gesellschaft; society; Individuum; individual; soziale Anerkennung; social recognition; Peer Group; peer group; Mann; man; woman; Gewalt; violence; Täter; offender; Ursache; cause; Determinanten; determinants; Frauenbild; image of women; Gruppenbildung; group formation; Durchgangsphänomen; Einstiegsszenarien
SSOAR Kategorie:Jugendsoziologie, Soziologie der Kindheit, soziale Probleme, Entwicklungspsychologie, politische Willensbildung, politische Soziologie, politische Kultur
Wandel der Einstellungen junger Menschen zur Demokratie in West- und Ostdeutschland: Ideal, Zufriedenheit, Kritik
Titelübersetzung:Change of attitudes towards democracy of youth in Western and Eastern Germany: ideal, satisfaction, critique
Autor/in:
Rijke, Johann de; Gaiser, Wolfgang; Gille, Martina; Sardei-Biermann, Sabine
Quelle: Diskurs Kindheits- und Jugendforschung / Discourse. Journal of Childhood and Adolescence Research, 1 (2006) 3, S 333-351
Inhalt: 'Der Beitrag entwickelt durch die Verbindung von Einstellungen zum Ideal und zu Bewertungen der Realität der Demokratie unter Berücksichtigung von politischem Interesse eine Typologie von vier unterschiedlichen Haltungen gegenüber dem politischen System: zufriedene Demokraten, kritisch-politische sowie kritisch-unpolitische Demokraten, Distanzierte. Im Hinblick auf diese Typen von Demokratieeinstellungen werden objektive und subjektive Bedingungsfaktoren sowie Auswirkungen auf politisches Vertrauen und Partizipation analysiert. Empirische Basis sind dabei die drei Erhebungswellen des DJl-Jugendsurvey (1992, 1997, 2003). Es zeigt sich, dass die Gruppe der zufriedenen Demokraten in den alten Bundesländern fast doppelt so groß ist wie in den neuen Bundesländern. Die gestiegene Unzufriedenheit mit der Demokratie in der vereinigten Bundesrepublik drückt sich im Osten in einer stärkeren Distanz, im Westen in einer eher kritisch-unpolitischen Weise aus. Niedrigeres Bildungsniveau, Wahrnehmung sozialer Benachteiligung und soziale Verunsicherung rühren zu einem distanzierten Verhältnis zur Demokratie und zu politischen Beteiligungsmöglichkeiten.' (Autorenreferat)
Inhalt: 'Combining attitudes towards the ideal of democracy, evaluations of the reality of democracy and political interest a typology of four different groups was developed: satisfied, critical-political, critical-unpolitical and detached democrats. Using the data of the three waves (1992, 1997, 2003) of the 'Youth Survey' of the German Youth Institute (DJI) objective and subjective factors of influence were analysed as well as consequences for political trust and participation. The results show that the group of satisfied democrats is nearly double the size in Western Germany in comparison to Eastern Germany. In Eastern Germany, the increase in dissatisfaction with democracy in unified Germany leads to an increase in detachment, in Western Germany to a rise of critical-unpolitical attitudes. Low level of education, feeling disprivileged and socially insecure leads to detached attitudes towards democracy and political participation.' (author's abstract)|
Schlagwörter:politisches System; alte Bundesländer; satisfaction; old federal states; junger Erwachsener; Demokratie; Zufriedenheit; politische Einstellung; Federal Republic of Germany; Jugendlicher; neue Bundesländer; Jugend; political attitude; New Federal States; Bildungsniveau; east-west comparison; youth; confidence; attitude; adolescent; young adult; Partizipation; comparison; democracy; Ost-West-Vergleich; political system; participation; level of education; Vertrauen; gender-specific factors; Vergleich; Einstellung
SSOAR Kategorie:Jugendsoziologie, Soziologie der Kindheit, politische Willensbildung, politische Soziologie, politische Kultur
