Collaborative individualization? Peer-to-peer action in youth transitions
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University of Cagliari ; University of ChesterPublication Date
2015-04-23
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In this paper we propose the notion of collaborative individualization (henceforth, C.I.) as a means of characterizing young people’s attempts to define their identities as simultaneously self-reliant and in need of support and collaboration. Our arguments are based on the findings of a transnational case study: a recent Council of Europe policy project called Edgeryders, an online platform whose participants were invited to discuss their experience of attempting to achieve “fully independent adulthood”. In light of findings which suggest that individualization amongst the young might take forms which are more collaborative than self-focused, we argue that youth scholars ought to rethink the assumptions made about the nature of individualization in youth transitions. We propose that such theorizations should embrace the potential described by C.I. in order to provide constructive responses to young people’s changing socio-economic needs, and refocus attention on young people’s situatedness within the communities many are demonstrably committed to working with and for.Citation
Cuzzocrea, V., & Collins, R. (2015). Collaborative individualization? Peer-to-peer action in youth transitions. YOUNG, 23(2), 136-153.Publisher
SAGE PublicationsJournal
YOUNGAdditional Links
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This is the authors' article accepted for publication version of an article published in Young, 2015 http://online.sagepub.com/10.1177/1103308815569390ISSN
1103-3088EISSN
1741-3222Sponsors
The research reported in this article was funded by the EU/Council of Europe.ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1177/1103308815569390
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