La tesis que está presente a lo largo de toda esta reflexión es que el mundo juvenil es un buen lugar de aprendizaje para tratar de identificar por dónde van los futuros derroteros de la configuración creyente en contextos socioculturales nuevos. En cierta forma, los jóvenes son ya participantes -al mismo tiempo sujetos y víctimas- de ese horizonte sociocultural que adivinamos a partir de las transformaciones del presente. Las nuevas generaciones han nacido en unas condiciones sociales, económicas, tecnológicas y culturales que influyen notablemente en una determinada manera de ver y de situarse en el mundo. El mundo humano sigue estando en proceso de construcción, y la juventud se coloca en él de un modo especialmente significativo para futuros aprendizajes. La reflexión que se vierte en estas páginas ha surgido en el contexto del diálogo y el contraste producido en el seno de un equipo de investigación de la Facultad de Teología de la Universidad de Deusto. El tema general de la investigación ha sido «La reconstrucción del creer», que se sitúa en el marco de las profundas transformaciones socio-culturales que está experimentando nuestra sociedad y en el que la fe cristiana tiene el desafío de repensarse con profundidad, de reconfigurarse socialmente con fidelidad a una tradición que «no es un acontecimiento acontecido, sino un acontecimiento que acontece» y de expresarse en un contexto socio-cultural inédito.

With the erosion of strong class theory, sociologists have recently started to look at aspects of social stratification other than class. One of the most interesting new areas of investigation is the sociology of generations. This book brings together the work of scholars who are making a major contribution to this new sociological interest. Through a combination of innovative theoretical and empirical studies, this book shows that an analysis of generations is essential to an understanding of major social, political and intellectual trends in the postwar period. Each author brings to the volume insights from their own area of specialism - with rich illustrative material spanning topics as diverse as African American identity and Spanish youth culture. Theoretical inspiration also comes from a range of traditions, including cultural and historical sociology; social interactionism; social and cognitive psychology and life course theory. However, a unifying thread emerges around questions about how generations should be conceptualized; the role of trauma generating generational consciousness; the relationship between auto-biography and generational identity and the nature of inter and intra-generational relationships. This volume, therefore, provides a lively contribution to debates about the nature of generations and a stimulating basis for further work in this area.

The life stage of adolescence now occurs in most corners of the world, but it takes different forms in different regions. Peers, with such a central role in Western adolescence, play a comparatively minor role in the lives of Arabic and South Asian adolescents. Emotional turmoil and individuation from family occur in some societies but not others. Adolescent sexual revolutions are sweeping through Japan and Latin America. In this 2002 book, scholars from eight regions of the world describe the distinct nature of adolescence in their regions. They draw on research to address standard topics regarding this age - family and peer relationships, schooling, preparation for work, physical and mental health - and show how these have a different cast across societies. As a whole, the book depicts how rapid global change is dramatically altering the experience of the adolescent transition, creating opportunities and challenges for adolescents, parents, teachers, and concerned others.

This research aimed to generate more complex knowledge regarding youth religiosity in Santiago de Chile. Following Van der Ven’s proposal, an empirical-theological study was developed, guided by three main questions: How is youth religiosity in Santiago today configured? What personal and social factors influence it? And what contributions does this knowledge bring to theological and pastoral reflection? Using a Mixed Method (qual-QUAN) five dimensions were explored: beliefs, events of contact, practices, consequences in daily life, and groups of reference. The results were a valuable contribution to the available knowledge and theological reflection in dialogue with "lived religion".

This book analyzes the music that young porteñas/os (the inhabitants of Buenos Aires, Argentina) actually listen to nowadays, which, contrary to well-entrenched stereotypes, is not tango but rock nacional, cumbiaand romantic music. Chapters examine the music and what the Argentinean youth use it to say about themselves.