The paper present the intermediate outcomes of a reserch on the impact of the socio-economic crisis in Italy on young people. More specifically this paper deal with gender differences and inequalities which characterize the condition of young people in Italy. Which are the expectations, the abilities and the competences to cope with difficult economic conditions that characterize young female and male? The relevance of cultural capital will be discussed in order to understand the opportunities or the difficulties faced by young women or men. Besides some data will be presented on young male and female liviing in Italy but with foreign origins. We argue that gender, ethnic origin and cultural capital are the three most important variables to explain unequalities of opportunities among young peole facing the economic cirisis. Session Selection: Unequal Genders: Another Challenge for Globalized Societies

Young Women Facing The Economic Crisis / L.M. Leonini. ((Intervento presentato al convegno ISA world Congress tenutosi a Yokohama nel 2014.

Young Women Facing The Economic Crisis

L.M. Leonini
2014

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The paper present the intermediate outcomes of a reserch on the impact of the socio-economic crisis in Italy on young people. More specifically this paper deal with gender differences and inequalities which characterize the condition of young people in Italy. Which are the expectations, the abilities and the competences to cope with difficult economic conditions that characterize young female and male? The relevance of cultural capital will be discussed in order to understand the opportunities or the difficulties faced by young women or men. Besides some data will be presented on young male and female liviing in Italy but with foreign origins. We argue that gender, ethnic origin and cultural capital are the three most important variables to explain unequalities of opportunities among young peole facing the economic cirisis. Session Selection: Unequal Genders: Another Challenge for Globalized Societies
15-lug-2014
gender; economic crisis, perception of the future
Settore SPS/08 - Sociologia dei Processi Culturali e Comunicativi
Settore SPS/07 - Sociologia Generale
Young Women Facing The Economic Crisis / L.M. Leonini. ((Intervento presentato al convegno ISA world Congress tenutosi a Yokohama nel 2014.
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