15. German Shell Youth Study

Youth 2006 in Germany

A pragmatical generation under pressure

University of Bielefeld:

Klaus Hurrelmann

Mathias Albert

and

TNS Infratest Sozialforschung, Munich

(Ulrich Schneekloth et. al.)

Publication and Sponsorship:

Deutschen Shell Holding GmbH

"New Synthesis"

• Political engagement• Social engagement

Politics

Materialism

• Pleasure• Enforcement• Power• Standard of living

• Creativity• Law and order • Savety• Tolerance • Effort and ambition• Social engagement• Standard of living

Materialism

• Pleasure• Enforcement• Power• Standard of living

2000

The 70ies and the 80ies

Convention

• Law and order• Safety• Effort and ambition• Standard of living

„New Values“

• Creativity• Tolerance• Social engagement• Political engagement

Values of the Youths – Modern changingsYouths aged 12 to 25

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34

39

42

51

61

67

69

72

31

43

50

59

62

71

55

66

Immigration

Violence and delinquency

Xenophobia

War in Europe

Pollution

Terror

Unemployment / Noapprenticeship

Poverty

2002

2006

FearsYouths aged 12 to 25, in %

!!!!

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50

30

14

73

35

45 43

28

1615

25

43

65

81

Underclass Lower class Middleclass Upper middleclass Upper class

Lower education Middle education High education

Social Heredity in EducationSocial Background and Level of EducationYouths aged from 12 to 25 years, in %

Family Background

Level of Education

15. German Shell Youth Study 2006

Youths and ElderlyRespect for the elderly and desire for fairnessYouths aged from 12 to 25 years, in %

„The youngers should reduce their requirements“

„The elderly should confine“

Not specified

„The wealth between the generations is just and reasonable distributed“

15. German Shell Youth Study 2006

Youth in Germany 2006

Practicability and outcome(to find a good position in the society)

Savety and relationship(family and friendship as desired personal support)

Knowledge of social problems, but searching for individual solutions

Therefore:in Germany no „generation precaire“, but rather a „generation pragmatique“