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YOUNG ZAMBIANS ‘WAITING’ FOR OPPORTUNITIES AND ‘WORKING TOWARDS’ LIVING WELL: LIFECOURSE AND ASPIRATION IN YOUTH TRANSITIONS
Author(s) -
Locke Catherine,
Lintelo Dolf J. H.
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of international development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.533
H-Index - 66
eISSN - 1099-1328
pISSN - 0954-1748
DOI - 10.1002/jid.2867
Subject(s) - normative , empowerment , life course approach , young adult , construct (python library) , psychology , youth empowerment , sociology , focus group , gerontology , developmental psychology , political science , medicine , law , computer science , anthropology , programming language
Abstract It has become increasingly difficult for young Zambians to construct youth‐to‐adult transitions that meet the normative expectations of coherent life trajectories towards being successful. We explore 60 young Zambians' experiences through qualitative life history interviews focusing on processes of economic (dis)empowerment. We focus closely on what these Zambian youth aspire to, their ‘models’ for life course achievement and how they position their own progress towards and prospects for ‘success’ in relation to their peers. In doing so, we contribute to understanding the importance of youth wellbeing in times of increasing uncertainty. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.