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Young People During the Past Thirty Years

Želimir Puljić ; Vrhbosanska visoka teološka škola u Sarajevu, Sarajevo, Bosna i Hercegovina

Abstract

The author, who has since become the Bishop of Dubrovnik, presents a sociological and psychological survey of Yugoslav young people within the context of various European movements. Young people have become a sign of the limes and a great unknown.
There were three youth movements: 1. The Utopian movement (1960-1970) formed among the student strata, dreaming of a new world, which finished in suppression and persecution by the governing structure; 2. A difficult period (1970-1980) marked by antitechnocracy, terrorism, feminism, the gay movement and imbued with anger, bitterness, a sense of rejection, nervous explosion; 3. The period of cooling off (1980-199...) characterized by darkers and yuppies, computer hackers, the dead end generation, the struggle against communism and conformism.
The repressive system of Yugoslav government stifled every youth movement in the attempt to create loyal and obedient socialist citizens. Young people were more disappointed than impressed by socialism. Owing to the wrong type of upbringing, young people in our country have turned egotistically inward. Theirs is a generation of quiet unrest and expectation.

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Hrčak ID:

54847

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/54847

Publication date:

20.6.1990.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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