Experiences of Vulnerability and Precariousness during the COVID-19 pandemic
(2021) UTVK03 20211Sociology
- Abstract
- This research critically examines the experiences of the pandemic for youths
of the generation “i- Gen”. Concretely, the research focuses on the
experiences revealed in qualitative interviews in comparison to existing
research on precarity and youth studies, in the context of the COVID-19
pandemic. The purpose of the research is to analyze young people's stories
through the theoretical lens of the concept of precarity. Firstly, I focus on the
contextual background of the existence of precarity in leading to a notion of
precariousness and stress for youth. Secondly, the research explores how the
existing research can be related to the narratives from youth during the
pandemic. The research is abductive; therefore, the consideration... (More) - This research critically examines the experiences of the pandemic for youths
of the generation “i- Gen”. Concretely, the research focuses on the
experiences revealed in qualitative interviews in comparison to existing
research on precarity and youth studies, in the context of the COVID-19
pandemic. The purpose of the research is to analyze young people's stories
through the theoretical lens of the concept of precarity. Firstly, I focus on the
contextual background of the existence of precarity in leading to a notion of
precariousness and stress for youth. Secondly, the research explores how the
existing research can be related to the narratives from youth during the
pandemic. The research is abductive; therefore, the consideration of other
theories will be used to understand the background behind the interviewees’
narratives in an attempt to construct a theory. The results from the analysis of
the interviews highlights three main conclusions: The importance of family
resources and networks in feelings of stability, gendered stress of women
worrying increasingly about the future, and the conflicting feelings of
adulthood. Moreover, there seems to be a structure of youths cautiously
choosing life paths in search of security. The participants with lower
aspirations generally stood opposed to adulthood compared to other
participants wanting to engage in the next phase of adulthood during the
pandemic. Even though many of the participants shared life conditions,
women from lower socio-economic backgrounds worried to a higher extent
about the future. The research, therefore, concludes that social class and
gender are the most important factor behind feelings of precariousness, stress
over the future, and insecurity during the pandemic. (Less)
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- author
- Strömsten, Emmy LU
- supervisor
- organization
- course
- UTVK03 20211
- year
- 2021
- type
- M2 - Bachelor Degree
- subject
- keywords
- Sweden, precarity, Precariousness, i-Gen, labor conditions, COVID-19
- language
- English
- id
- 9056284
- date added to LUP
- 2021-08-04 10:27:09
- date last changed
- 2021-08-04 10:27:09
@misc{9056284, abstract = {{This research critically examines the experiences of the pandemic for youths of the generation “i- Gen”. Concretely, the research focuses on the experiences revealed in qualitative interviews in comparison to existing research on precarity and youth studies, in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. The purpose of the research is to analyze young people's stories through the theoretical lens of the concept of precarity. Firstly, I focus on the contextual background of the existence of precarity in leading to a notion of precariousness and stress for youth. Secondly, the research explores how the existing research can be related to the narratives from youth during the pandemic. The research is abductive; therefore, the consideration of other theories will be used to understand the background behind the interviewees’ narratives in an attempt to construct a theory. The results from the analysis of the interviews highlights three main conclusions: The importance of family resources and networks in feelings of stability, gendered stress of women worrying increasingly about the future, and the conflicting feelings of adulthood. Moreover, there seems to be a structure of youths cautiously choosing life paths in search of security. The participants with lower aspirations generally stood opposed to adulthood compared to other participants wanting to engage in the next phase of adulthood during the pandemic. Even though many of the participants shared life conditions, women from lower socio-economic backgrounds worried to a higher extent about the future. The research, therefore, concludes that social class and gender are the most important factor behind feelings of precariousness, stress over the future, and insecurity during the pandemic.}}, author = {{Strömsten, Emmy}}, language = {{eng}}, note = {{Student Paper}}, title = {{Experiences of Vulnerability and Precariousness during the COVID-19 pandemic}}, year = {{2021}}, }