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Hungarian and Polish adolescents discuss the recent social, political, and economic transitions in their countries and how these events have impacted their communities, homes, and personal lives.
In times of dramatic social changes, adolescents are the last children of the old system and the first adults of the new. The Hungarian and Polish adolescents documented in this book can be considered the omega-alpha generation of the great social, political, and economic changes that occurred during the late 1980s and early 1990s in central and eastern Europe. Adolescent Development and Rapid Social Change addresses the psychological consequences for these young people who came of age during a time of such uncertainty.
"Too often, youth are treated as non-actors or as relatively secondary in importance, when in many situations of political conflict and change they have a significant impact. This book breaks new ground by inviting us to think about how adolescents, already in a time of intense personal development and change, react in times of turbulent and rapid political and economic change." — Michael Wessells, Randolph-Macon College
"The topic of this book is highly significant, because so many countries in Eastern Europe and other parts of the world are currently undergoing major changes in their political system. The related questions of how young people experience this change and how they can be socialized to function successfully as citizens in a democracy are crucial to understanding and bringing about peace in individual countries as well as the world." — Petra Hesse, Wheelock College
Acknowledgments
Part One: Adolescents at Historical Crossroads
Chapter One. The Omega-Alpha Generation
Chapter Two. The Interview
Part Two: Hungary
Chapter Three. An Introduction to Hungarian History and an Orientation to the Pécs and Budapest Studies
Chapter Four. The Pécs Study
Chapter Five. The Budapest Study
Part Three: Poland
Chapter Six. An Introduction to Poland and Its History
Chapter Seven. The Gdansk Study
Part Four: Conclusion
Chapter Eight. Growing Up in Changing Times
References
Appendices
Index