Young French People Research Articles

Les attitudes socio-politiques des jeunes issus de l'immigration en région parisienne

In spite of conditions of socio-economic and occupational traits similar to those of young French people belonging to the lower strata, second generation young North Africans display specific political attitudes and behavior. At the same age level and level of instruction, they show more political interest and commitment than their French-stock counterparts and are massively oriented to the left. While attachment to the Muslim religion persists, it is defined above all as a cultural and family heritage and appears weakly linked to politics. The role of French-North African girls is singular : their left-wing radicalization and political activism are even more manifest than those of boys, and they display less attachment to their cultural and family background.

"Bac-génération 84". L'enseignement du temps présent en terminale

" Bac-Generation " 84. The teaching of the present in the final year of « lycée », Joël Cornette, Jean-Noël Luc. Vingtième siècle has made an exclusive questionnaire survey of the first school year (1983-1984) in which the new history curriculum was taught in the final year of French lycées. One hundred seventy-two teachers show by their answers the obstacle course that a serious preparation for the examination necessitates, their reflections concerning the traps and the benefits of a « history of the present », a collective meditation on objectivity in history, and a portrait of part of the generation of young French people who will make the history of the year 2000.

Les lycéens et la politique

Secondary schools and politics - No survey among French young people had allow to foresee the events of May 1968. Apparently there was a transfer to the political level of an educational discomfort, owing to a system which did not make room for action and imagination. However, collective turns of mind remain quite unpredictible.

Parental Overprotection and Political Distrust

Comparisons of Belgian, Dutch, and French high school and university students show that Belgian and French young people exhibit more political distrust and disaffection than do the Dutch high school and university students. Also the Belgian young people show signs of parental overprotec tion while the Dutch youth have more freedom. Parental overprotection is here defined as family practices which make the world outside the family appear as hostile and treacherous. Thus, the overprotection pattern may well account for distrust of political processes and institutions. Correlational analyses within each of the nations show statistically significant but fairly low relationships between overprotection and political distrust. The interplay between individual and cultural ori entations is discussed.