El concepto de juventud

Abstract

THIS ARTICLE REFUTES THE THEORETICAL VALIDITY OF AGE RANGE AS A CATEGORY FOR DEFINING YOUTH. THE AUTHOR CONSIDERS TWO CENTRAL AXES: THE YOUTH-ADULT CONTRAST, WHICH ASSUMES TWO IDEAL TYPES OF YOUTH: THE SELF-CONSTRUCTED KIND AND THE ONE CONSTRUCTED BY ADULTS. THE OTHER AXIS COMPRISES THREE CATEGORIES: SEGMENTATION, CULTURE AND THE WORLD OF LIFE. THE FIRST SERVES TO REGARD YOUTH AS A FORM OF REBELLION AGAINST ADULT INSTITUTIONS, AND THE SECOND TO SEE IT AS A SUB-CULTURE OPPOSING DOMINANT CULTURE, AND THE THIRD TO ESTABLISH THE CONSEQUENCES FOR THE SOCIETY OF A SELF-CONSTRUCTED YOUTH.