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Niches, transitions, trajectoires. De quelques théories et

représentations des passages de la jeunesse
Metaphors of Youth Transitions : Niches, Pathways,
Trajectories or Navigation
Nichos, transiciones, trayectorias... Algunas teorías y
representaciones de las etapas de la juventud
Karen EVANS and Andy FURLONG

Voir les jeunes autrement Article abstract

Number 43, printemps 2000 This paper explores the evolution of metaphors for analysing and
understanding young people's interactions with their social milieu and typical
URI: https://id.erudit.org/iderudit/005100ar sequences of events between adolescence and adulthood. Beginning with
DOI: https://doi.org/10.7202/005100ar developmental perspectives in the 1960s and the concern with filling society's
niches, we highlight the linkages made with the fulfilment of normative growth
tasks and successful integration into adult roles. With transitions becoming
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increasingly protracted and as patterns of social reproduction became more
complex, bridges, routes and pathways to work later emerged as dominant
metaphors. During the 1980s the metaphor of trajectory came to the fore,
Publisher(s) reflecting structuralist influences and implying that labour market
destinations were largely outside the control of individual social actors.
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Finally, reflecting the emergence of reflexive and post-structuralist
perspectives, in the 1990s, metaphors of navigation started to emerge and
ISSN individuals came to be seen as negotiating their way through a sea of
1204-3206 (print) "manufactured uncertainty".
1703-9665 (digital)

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EVANS, K. & FURLONG, A. (2000). Niches, transitions, trajectoires. De quelques
théories et représentations des passages de la jeunesse. Lien social et Politiques,
(43), 41–48. https://doi.org/10.7202/005100ar

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