Juventude: uma visão sob a perspectiva dos jovens

Abstract

The construction of the concept of youth varies according to each society and historical moment, not being a universal concept. Over the years, this elaboration has been supported by experts and social scientists, who in different spaces qualify and characterize important points about what it means to be young. However, little is asked about who is actually interested in this construction. From this In this way, the present study brings the elaboration of the concept of youth through the perspective of the protagonists of the plot, the young people. Where they brought through the This research explores your perspective on what it means to be young. Through a questionnaire which had the participation of 114 people, prepared using Google Forms and triggered by social media (instagram and facebook), where participants answered objective questions about their demographic aspects, name, age, occupation and family income and two essay questions, with the following inquiries; “for you, when does youth begin and end and “what is it to be young for you". Therefore, this research sought to hear what these young people think of themselves, how they present themselves to the world, their definitions of their own existence.