Dados is one of the most widely-read social sciences journals in Latin America. Created in 1966, it publishes innovative works, originating from academic research, by Brazilian and foreign authors. Edited by IESP-UERJ, it aims to reconcile scientific rigor and academic excellence with an emphasis on public debate based on the analysis of substantive issues of society and politics.
Dados vol. 56 n. 1 Rio de Janeiro jan./mar. 2013
Abstract
This article begins showing that the three distinct, albeit related notions of 'ages of life', 'family generations', and 'social generations' are all integral to the concept of 'mode of reproduction'. Next, it shows that 'youth', defined as a sequence within biographical trajectories characterized by the double-sided accession to a stable position in the labor market and matrimonial market, can be simultaneously described as a period of 'primitive accumulation', 'weightlessness' and 'status inconsistencies', 'social indetermination', 'classification' and 'the crystallization of habitus'.
Keywords: youth, mode of reproduction, generations
DOI: 10.1590/S0011-52582013000100007
Youth: ages of life and generations
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