SOCIETAL ARCHETYPES
Are there specific patterns of QLC in different societies?
Some circumstances have been shown to be society specific. Take the concept of homophobia- while it is ritually practiced in certain parts of the world, in others- it is considered a criminal offence.
And so, isn’t it important to know, if quarter life crisis is as prevalent in Kenya as it is in the United States? Are there significant geographic differences in its occurrence?
Are individuals in certain parts of the world better adjusted than others and if so, what are the causative factors?
I might not be able to answer all of these questions, but I’ll try to touch on each- if only to steer your interest in that direction.
As you know by now (or might even have …show more content…
Thus, adaptation for a quarter lifer has a lot to do with his/her past experiences. The principle of agency describes the way individuals construct their own life course through choices and actions. Eventually, a quarter lifer’s actions are important enough to guide his/her life’s course.
The principle of time and place asserts that individuals are influenced by their historical and geographic settings. Thus, in different places around the world, quarter lifers would have differing expectations as regards geographic mobility. This is actually the period where a country’s cultural values and economic status are important to the quarter lifer, as well as that community’s sense of identity. As a quarter lifer, this is a very important principle to consider when answering such questions as ‘Where do I live?’
The principle of timing says that the same events can have different effects on individuals depending on when they occur in the life course. Of course, young people all over the world neither experience quarter life crisis at the same time nor within the same context. In climes where before the age of QLC, young people are granted opportunities to work or tread possible career paths, the prevalence of severe QLC is quite less than for climes where they have never been exposed to defined work …show more content…
They simply need a job! This might increase their willingness to relocate to very far places, which could offer better economic opportunities than their current locations.
The principle of linked lives states that lives are lived interdependently and that individuals are connected to networks of shared relationships. Therefore for a transitioning quarter lifer, it could be heart-breaking to discover that his/her ‘family of friends’ would have to be left behind or that there would be a reduction in their level of communication. This could actually influence both their career options and their eventual place of settling. When these five principles are critically used in the evaluation of quarter lifers in varying regions of the world, it helps to illustrate the surprisingly similar challenges faced, as well as the subtle differences in how this transitional period is experienced.
On comparison between the experiences of quarter lifers, it is apparent that it is not specific to any particular region- many quarter lifers, everywhere, are experiencing the same turn of
Are there specific patterns of QLC in different societies?
Some circumstances have been shown to be society specific. Take the concept of homophobia- while it is ritually practiced in certain parts of the world, in others- it is considered a criminal offence.
And so, isn’t it important to know, if quarter life crisis is as prevalent in Kenya as it is in the United States? Are there significant geographic differences in its occurrence?
Are individuals in certain parts of the world better adjusted than others and if so, what are the causative factors?
I might not be able to answer all of these questions, but I’ll try to touch on each- if only to steer your interest in that direction.
As you know by now (or might even have …show more content…
Thus, adaptation for a quarter lifer has a lot to do with his/her past experiences. The principle of agency describes the way individuals construct their own life course through choices and actions. Eventually, a quarter lifer’s actions are important enough to guide his/her life’s course.
The principle of time and place asserts that individuals are influenced by their historical and geographic settings. Thus, in different places around the world, quarter lifers would have differing expectations as regards geographic mobility. This is actually the period where a country’s cultural values and economic status are important to the quarter lifer, as well as that community’s sense of identity. As a quarter lifer, this is a very important principle to consider when answering such questions as ‘Where do I live?’
The principle of timing says that the same events can have different effects on individuals depending on when they occur in the life course. Of course, young people all over the world neither experience quarter life crisis at the same time nor within the same context. In climes where before the age of QLC, young people are granted opportunities to work or tread possible career paths, the prevalence of severe QLC is quite less than for climes where they have never been exposed to defined work …show more content…
They simply need a job! This might increase their willingness to relocate to very far places, which could offer better economic opportunities than their current locations.
The principle of linked lives states that lives are lived interdependently and that individuals are connected to networks of shared relationships. Therefore for a transitioning quarter lifer, it could be heart-breaking to discover that his/her ‘family of friends’ would have to be left behind or that there would be a reduction in their level of communication. This could actually influence both their career options and their eventual place of settling. When these five principles are critically used in the evaluation of quarter lifers in varying regions of the world, it helps to illustrate the surprisingly similar challenges faced, as well as the subtle differences in how this transitional period is experienced.
On comparison between the experiences of quarter lifers, it is apparent that it is not specific to any particular region- many quarter lifers, everywhere, are experiencing the same turn of