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Identifier 000405727
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Title On a waiting list for life : Young unemployed greek graduates constructing future selves
Author Φίλιππας, Θεοφάνης
Thesis advisor Σοφία Τριλίβα
Abstract Greece’s unemployment crisis has had a profound impact on young professionals across the country and has turned into a major personal, political, educational, and relational challenge for this so-called ‘lost generation’. Joblessness among young people is at historic highs, forcing many of them to leave the country in search of jobs abroad, to seek ‘subsidized employment’ and accept underpaid or ‘uninsured’ work that often has little to do with their education and skills. More importantly, they are often forced to readjust expectations for their future. Seven graduates participated in a focus group, wrote, and shared letters from the future. Analysis of these data revealed a breach between a present self (we) featuring individualistic, competitive and self-enhancement values and denouncing such values and ways of being. This contrasted with future relational self (I) with hopes for marital and family equilibrium; a return to traditional values constituting a reflexive ‘I’. There was very little focus on a ‘we’ narrative regarding jobs and collective futures, solidarity, or change. This lack of political voice and solidarity can easily lead to a passive acceptance, apathy, and waiting list positioning. Discussion focuses on what this positioning signifies for employability, collective/political, and mental health outcomes.
Language Greek
Issue date 2016
Collection   School/Department--School of Social Sciences--Department of Psychology--Graduate theses
  Type of Work--Graduate theses
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