Parenting of Youth: Social Protection and Economic Dependence, 2001

<P>Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.</P><br>Youth has changed significantly in the course of a generation and the experiences of young people are different from those of their parents. The period of economic dependence has been extended and the role of the state in social protection has been transformed, as more emphasis has been placed on the responsibilities of parents. The perceptions and impact of these changes are likely to vary between social groups, but there has been little research done to explore this. The project examined beliefs and practices surrounding economic dependence and independence in youth, and perceptions of the respective roles of the family and the state, through in-depth interviews with young people and their parents. Seventy young people (aged 16-25) in different groups (students, unemployed and employed, trainees and young parents) were interviewed in 2001 in two contrasting areas of England, the Potteries (around Stoke-on-Trent) and the Cambridge area, and the parents of 30 of these respondents were interviewed the following year; 98 of the 100 interviews are held at the UKDA. The resulting data include information about the aids and barriers affecting young people's transitions to adulthood, and particularly the importance of various forms of family support. The research extends knowledge about the family lives of young people, and is of particular value to those concerned with policy and provision for young people and their parents.<br>
<br><br><B>Main Topics</B>:<BR><br>The main topics covered included: transitions to adulthood; parental and state support; emotional and economic support; dependence; generational change.

<P>摘要版权归英国数据服务（UK Data Service）及数据收集版权所有者所有。</P><br>一代人的时间里，青年群体发生了显著变化，年轻人的经历与父辈截然不同。经济依赖期有所延长，国家在社会保护中的角色也发生了转变——对父母责任的重视程度日益提升。这些变化的认知与影响可能因社会群体而异，但针对这一点的研究却寥寥无几。本项目通过对年轻人及其父母的深度访谈，考察了青年群体经济依赖与独立相关的观念和实践，以及对家庭与国家各自角色的认知。2001年，研究人员在英格兰两个对比鲜明的地区——波特里斯（Stoke-on-Trent周边）和剑桥地区——对70名不同群体的年轻人（16-25岁，包括学生、失业者、就业者、实习生及年轻父母）进行了访谈；次年，又对其中30名受访者的父母展开访谈。100份访谈中，有98份由英国数据服务（UKDA）保存。所得数据涵盖了影响年轻人向成年过渡的助力与障碍信息，尤其凸显了各类家庭支持的重要性。本研究拓展了关于年轻人家庭生活的认知，对关注年轻人及其父母相关政策与服务供给的人士具有特殊价值。<br><br><B>核心主题</B>:<BR><br>涵盖的核心主题包括：向成年过渡；父母与国家支持；情感与经济支持；依赖；代际变化。