|
Waithood (a portmanteau of "wait" and "adulthood") is a period of stagnation in the lives of young unemployed college graduates in the Middle East & North Africa (MENA), India, etc. regions, described as "a kind of prolonged adolescence",〔(Diane Singerman, "Thirty and Single, Coping with Delayed Marriage" ), The Middle East Youth Initiative (February 2008)〕 and "the bewildering time in which large proportions of youth spend their best years waiting. It is a phase in which the difficulties youth face in each of these interrelated spheres of life result in a debilitating state of helplessness and dependency. One commentator argues, waithood can be best understood by examining outcomes and linkages across five different sectors: education, employment, housing, credit, and marriage.〔(Navtej Dhillon, "Middle East Youth Bulge: Challenge or Opportunity?" ), The Brookings Institution (May 2008)〕 Waithood is applicable only to college educated people who are not compelled to settle in blue collar jobs due to the support from family elders or resources. Waithood is considered to be a difficult and unpleasant period in life; without work, young people are unable to progress in other areas of their development, such as purchasing a home and getting married.〔( "Understanding Waithood" ), Middle East Youth Initiative〕〔(Hilary Silver, "Social Exclusion: Comparative Analysis of Europe and Middle East Youth" ), Middle East Youth Initiative Working Paper (September 2007)〕 == See also == *Freeters *Hikikomori *Education in the Middle East and North Africa *Demographic transition *Twixter *Emerging adulthood *Youth exclusion *Population pyramid *Boomerang Generation *Middle East Youth Initiative *NEET *Parasite single 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「waithood」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
|