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In highly developed countries, the adolescent phase of life is expanding more and more. The consequences are status insecurity and inconsistency. A side effect is that adolescence is no longer clearly separable as demarcated biographical stage from adulthood. In this paper, we argue that the developmental tasks of a typical adolescent and a typical adult can only be partially differentiated, and the exact point in time when adolescents become adults can no longer be clearly identified. We find evidence that adolescence is becoming more ‘adult’ and adulthood is correspondingly becoming more ‘juvenile’. In almost all important social areas of life, the behavioral patterns of adults and of adolescents are coalescing. Living with insecurity in the working life and in social relations, experiencing limitations of personal autonomy, and the continuous need to work on social status inconsistencies today are characteristic features of the life of adolescents and adults. As many adolescents meet these demands skillfully and flexibly, they have in many respects become ‘social models’ for the adult life phase.
Das Modell der produktiven Realitätsverarbeitung (MpR) ist ein stabiler Anker der sozialisationstheoretischen Diskussion der vergangenen Jahrzehnte. Dabei ist der metatheoretische Bezugspunkt der Interaktion zwischen der aktiven Persönlichkeit und einer sich wandelnden gesellschaftlichen Umwelt offenbar unverändert an - schlussfähig. Gleichzeitig hat es fortlaufend Veränderungen im wissenschaftlichen Diskurs gegeben, die sowohl die Operationalisierung der individuellen Handlungsfähigkeit und ihrer Bedingtheit, als auch die Differenzierung von Kontext- und Umweltmerkmalen betreffen. In diesem Beitrag wird daher die Frage aufgeworfen, welche Leistungsfähigkeit und Erkenntniskraft das MpR unter veränderten gesellschaftlichen und wissenschaftlichen Bedingungen nach über drei Jahrzehnten für die Sozialisationstheorie und -forschung hat. Dafür wird (1) einleitend das Modell in seinen Grundzügen vorgestellt und in Thesenform erläutert. Die vier Arbeitsschwerpunkte, (2) er - kenntnistheoretische und konzeptionelle Grundannahmen, (3) Realitätsverarbeitung im Lebenslauf, (4) sozialräumliche Kontexte der Realitätsverarbeitung und (5) Diversitäten der Realitätsverarbeitung werden mit aktuellen Ansätzen und Befunden in Beziehung gesetzt. Abschließend (6) werden theorie- und forschungssystematische Herausforderungen der Sozialisationsforschung aufgelistet, die sich aus dem Verständnis von Sozialisation als produktive Realitätsverarbeitung ergeben.
Objectives
Cross-national studies have rarely focused on young people. The aim of this study is to investigate whether macro-level determinants are associated with health and socioeconomic inequalities in young people's health.
Study design
Data were collected from the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) study in 2006, which included 11- to 15-year old adolescents from 27 European and North American countries (n = 134,632). This study includes national income, health expenditure, income inequality, and welfare regime dummy-variables as macro-level determinants, using hierarchical regression modelling.
Main outcome measure
Psychosomatic health complaints and socioeconomic inequalities in psychosomatic health complaints.
Results
Adolescents in countries with higher income inequality and with liberal welfare tradition were associated with more health complaints and a stronger relationship between socioeconomic status and macro-level determinants compared to adolescents from countries with lower income inequality or the Social Democratic regime. National income and health expenditure were not related to health complaints. Countries with higher national income, public health expenditure and income inequality showed stronger associations between socioeconomic status and psychosomatic health complaints.
Conclusion
Results showed that macro-level characteristics are relevant determinants of health and health inequalities in adolescence.