PROJETO DE VIDA UM ESTUDO SOBRE OS JOVENS DO MUNICÍPIO DE GOIANO DE AMERICANA DO BRASIL

Abstract

CARUSO, Sérgio. Life Projects: a study on young people from the Goiano municipality of Americano do Brasil. 2017. 135 f. Dissertation (Master in Regional Development) – Graduate Programs Stricto Sensu, University Center Alves Faria – Goiania, 2017. Nowadays, young people are facing different paths and alternatives to choose their future, both personal and professional. The purpose of this study is to investigate how young people living in the city of Americano do Brasil, in the State of Goiás, are building their life projects, and what factors interfere in the construction of these projects. The methodology for achieving the objectives is a qualitative study. For the data collection, the application of questionnaires is used to obtain a socioeconomic and cultural characterization of the subjects involved. The research also uses the technique of focus groups with young people inserted in the school environment, young people inserted in the work environment and, finally, young people who are not inserted in the two environments, that is, school and work. By understanding how these young people build their life projects through their experiences and their relationships with society, this research records the main references that guide these projects, highlighting work as the main guideline for the life projects of these young people. Key Words: Young people. Life Projects. Americano do Brasil.