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Sampling experiences Young people going abroad and new life course dynamics

Sampling experiences Young people going abroad and new life course dynamics. Henk Vinken Komazawa University, Tokyo November 29, 2005 Rikkyo University, Tokyo.

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Sampling experiences Young people going abroad and new life course dynamics

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  1. Sampling experiencesYoung people going abroad and new life course dynamics Henk Vinken Komazawa University, Tokyo November 29, 2005 Rikkyo University, Tokyo

  2. Destandardization> rise (return?) of heterogeneity of life course transitions> reversible choices / non-life long commitments: yo-yo-ization> interruptions part of institutional framework> chances for success and risks of failure individualize

  3. Reflexive biographization > emphasis on developing individuality & imagining participation > participation of unreversible type postponed > intense engagement in organizing life narrative in which - unplannable twists are acknowledged (self-confrontation) taking on new routes are possible (self-destruction) > mind you: traditional choices made, but seen as own choices

  4. Reframing basic 1968-‘life goals’ > destandardization boosts quest for self-actualization > reflexive biographization de-linearizes self-actualization no longer directed at material or immaterial GROWTH but at change and challenge, e.g.: work to secure future (pre-), grow as person (post-1968) - but work to experience sthg new / challenge (post-1990s) > only post-1968 indicators in large-scale cross-cultural studies

  5. A Western model only ? > discourses on advanced societies, but lack Asian reference > trends also in societies with less emphases on individualism (vs collectivism) autonomy (vs embeddedness) self-expression (vs survival) ? > or trends apply to specific life domains only - work/marriage but not education in Japan?

  6. Going abroad; the new life course by example > many reasons that vary with place and time > esp. ‘sojourners’ (anticipating short-stay) interesting return not rich in material sense or in diploma’s but return rich in experiences if not: very specific reason remains undefined > aligns with key words of new life course dynamics reversibility of choices (short-term) imagination of participation (not full commitment) openness to unplannable twists and abrupt change direct way to create multiple identities taste of alternative lifestyles

  7. Evidence ? > N of sojourners vs settlers on the rise (everywhere) ? > What motives do both groups give? Do these align with… - reversibility of choices imagination of participation (not full commitment) openness to unplannable twists and abrupt change direct way to create multiple identities taste of alternative lifestyles ? > Comparative data is lacking (only N migrants recorded)

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