dc.description.abstract | - Young people primarily engage in socialising and entertainment in their free time. The focus is on private life-family/
friends and consumerism prevail over social engagement and
self-development. Certain forms of social anomie and pathology are considered widespread and even normal for society.
This perception, however, is not enough to trigger a revolt or
an attempt to change this state by personal engagement.
— The family is a significant source of support for young people
during the period in which they grow up; it provides them
with financial, emotional and social support. However, the
family takes on obligations that should have been assumed
by the state, which places a heavy burden on rather scarce
family resources. As a consequence, young people neglect
the role of social institutions as well as their own responsibility for the position they are in, just as they overlook their own
responsibility for changing the society they live in.
— There is a widespread desire among young people to leave
the country; young people in Serbia lead the way in this aspect compared to other countries in the region. The main
reason for emigration is the desire for a better standard of
living, but the intensity of this desire is more related to a pessimistic view of the future of the Serbian society than to the
difficulty of the current financial situation in which youth find
themselves.
— Completion of a higher level of education by young people of
different socio-economic status is unequally distributed.
Higher socio-economic status “guarantees” a higher completed level of education, higher academic aspirations, a
more positive status of the degree and a successful career.
The system directly encourages precariousness of both work
and the worker, as has also been confirmed through analysis
of the factors affecting job choices – salary and job security
are the dominant factors.
— Young people are not interested in politics; they do not discuss the topic, nor do they seek information on politics. Institutions of society and the state are not something that warrants the trust of young people, and this is especially true of
the political parties. There is widespread dissatisfaction with
the state of democracy and the status of democratic values in
Serbia; nevertheless, there is support for the democratic political system in general. Serbia’s accession to the European
Union evokes positive associations and a view that it would
have positive effects on the Serbian economy, political system and cultural identity | sr |