Generation angst
What are the views and lifestyles of today's young Germans? This is the question posed by this week's Spiegel in a feature entitled Children of the Economic Crisis. A survey of nearly 500 Germans aged from 20 to 35 shows that the current young generation is pragmatic, apolitical with no particular ideology or vision, and highly individualistic. It is a group that tends to focus more on "me" than "we." The current economic crisis has failed to inspire any spirit of rebellion, which has largely been superseded by anxieties about a lack of job security. Brought up in the carefree 1980s and 1990s, today's young Germans have graduated into a world of temporary contracts and unemployment, which has influenced their attitudes to the point where they might be dubbed "the worried generation." As for the future? The main and indeed the only focus is on obtaining obtain a good standard of living.
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