crises always mark the generations. It seems like every time identificaros, conditions and characteristics with the economic circumstances that you defined. The end of the first decade of XXI century is marked by a lack of jobs and opportunities in society, sophisticated consumer, access to technology and highest level of education than previous generations.
Unrest and hopelessness but with a life of comfort has come to disincentives to a significant layer of young people in Spain is spoken by nearly 20% of the population between 18 and 30 years, with the second European Union country after Italy with very high levels in these conditions.
Experts and analysts have their eye on an aspect they have in common: the inactivity in the process of labor and social inclusion, either through studies or with a job. The education system does not provide or encourage these young people to follow this path and the labor market can not absorb this mass dignified youth.
This social group is gaining notoriety because, in the case of the English, are the least skilled of the OECD, higher rates of school failure, first in consumption of leisure etc. The youth unemployment rate reached within certain age groups up to 45%. And if this is combined with the socioeconomic gap that is to birth and consolidation between the different areas the situation is complex because it is translated as the area is more or less opportunities and resources to improve the position of the groups that inhabit in it.
Family becomes the refuge of the idle and the mattress support this extreme situation. Although missing data is exposed to affirm that there is an excess of permissiveness by parents and paternalism that have created situations of overprotection. Changes in child care by family dela (unsound work schedules, little attention to education in values, etc..) Socialization processes have led to difficult and where once there was confrontation between the generations and rebellion, we now have "avoidance "conflicting situations, living in the same familiar space and difficult social situations.
In we are perhaps at the bottom of the social product of a specific economic situation as has been the current economic crisis, but also before the end of utopia. The world of values \u200b\u200band life based on the effort, hard work, willingness, sacrifice and solidarity is being replaced by other values \u200b\u200bbased on individualism, convenience and comfort, self-centeredness. To quote Groucho, these are my values, but not like I have more.
Solidarity will have to find new spaces to meet, and utopia. Once we wanted to change the world, now we want to leave us in peace. Utopia has failed and these are the times to come.
