NEWS In order to better understand youths’ experience of becoming adult, EXCEPT Project launches a photo competition. The contest runs for 1 July.
Youth unemployment and insecurities in the labour market have increased significantly in Europe in recent years. Because of difficulties in getting and keeping a job, young people are getting more exposed to the risks of poverty, material deprivation, insecurity, lack of autonomy and social exclusion.
EXCEPT is a research project which aims to analyse these aspects of the youth situation in the labour market and the risks to youth of social exclusion; and, to assess related policy measures in the EU-28 and in Ukraine.
Anna Baranowska-Rataj, Ulrika Schmauch, Mattias Strandh and Björn Högberg, at the Department of Sociology participate in the research project.
In order to better understand youths’ experience of becoming adult, EXCEPT Project launches a photo competition. They are curious to know what it actually means to become adult for young people today. Is it about getting a job, being able to pay your bills, having more freedom or maybe taking your own decisions and bearing the consequences idependently?
Tell them what do you think, when does adolescence start and how does it feel nowadays? Has it been positive or negative experience for you so far? What do you like about becoming adult and what not? EXCEPT are looking for your opinions, emotional experiences and associations related to the issue of becoming adult today.
If you are 18-30 years old living in EU or Ukraine send your photo with a short comment to except.photo@gmail.com or uppload it here by July 1st;
www.except-project.eu
More information about the competition: http://www.except-project.eu/get-involved/
More information about the project EXCEPT: http://www.except-project.eu/home/