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Young People's Time Perspectives: From Youth to Adulthood

Thomas Coram Research Unit, Institute of Education, University of London j.brannen{at}ioe.ac.uk

Ann Nilsen

Department of Sociology, University of Bergen, Norway a.nilsen{at}sos.uib.no

The article examines three bodies of theory: individualization, the lifecourse, and concepts of time. It interrogates these theories with respect to the following questions: how young people speak about the future; and the bearing of young people's situations and time perspectives upon the way they envisage the transition to adulthood. It draws upon empirical research from a five-country European study, in particular material from focus group discussions conducted with young people in two west-European countries, Britain and Norway. It analyses variations in young peoples' ways of thinking about their future lives, and proposes, as a basis for further research, three ideal typical models.

Key Words: adulthood • lifecourse transitions • time and the future • work and family life • young people

Sociology, Vol. 36, No. 3, 513-537 (2002)
DOI: 10.1177/0038038502036003002


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