Abstract

PAIS, José Machado. Youth and citizenship. Sociologia, Problemas e Práticas [online]. 2005, n.49, pp.53-70. ISSN 0873-6529.

The concept of ‘citizenship’ serves a useful purpose in controversial issues of sociological operationality. How, for instance, can universal rights co-exist with the rights of population segments that embrace life-styles demanding pluralism, difference, identity and individuality, as in the case of the youth? In the light of certain manifestations of youth culture, the discussion addresses the sociological meaning of a fluid and empathetic citizenship, made up of trajectivities, where the desire for participation, protagonism and evasion may appear associated with latent forms of alienation or emancipation.

Keywords : Youth; citizenship; participation; identities.

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