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Attitudes on transition to adulthood among young people in Serbia

Tomanović Smiljka (Faculty of Philosophy, Belgrade)
Ignjatović Suzana (Institute of Social Sciences, Belgrade)

The aim of this paper is to explore the attitudes on transition to adulthood among young people in Serbia. The empirical basis of our analysis was a multidimensional study carried out by an interdisciplinary team of experts and organized by the Center for Policy Studies from Belgrade. After outlining the analytical framework for youth transition on the normative level, we intend to analyze the attitudes of young people concerning adulthood with special reference to family transitions: independence from the family of origin, partner relationships, marriage, parenthood, as well as perceptions of their agency in transition to adulthood. In the concluding part, we will interpret the findings by comparison with the trends outlined in studies of young people from some Western and post-socialist countries in the region.

Keywords: young people, attitudes, transition to adulthood, Serbia