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%66 of the sample answered the question “In which sector would you like to work after
graduation?” as in “public institute”, %13 in “private sector”, %8 in their “own enterpris-
es”, and %10 wherever I find.
These findings reflect the importance and effectiveness of public institutions amnog Turk-
ish society.Public institutions are preferable in terms of work job-guarantee and continui-
ty. Due to the economic crisis both in Turkey and in the world, public institutions become
more confidential than the private sectors as the people who work in private sectors are
fired in those times (Bayhan, 2012). Therefore the university students want to work in
public institutions whwn they graduate.
The reasons like economic crises, unemployement and the delayed participation to the
production due to postgraduate education constitute the postmodern family patterns.The
increasing rates of people living with their families until the age of 30 in millennium age is
the postmodern version of traditional family solidarity. Katherine S. Newman gives infor-
mation about the millennium generation family structure in her book “Accordion Family:
Boomerang Kids, Anxious Parents & the Private Toll of Global Competition”
While the youngs from the middle-class families in the USA leave home and share a
house with their friends at the age of 18, they go back to their families due to unem-
ployement after their graduation as a result of economic crises and divorces after socail
crises. According to a research carried out in six countries, the houses stretch like accor-
dion with parallel economic cycles and the youngs who live with their families or go back
to live with their families are described as “boomerang generation” (Newman, 2012: 195-
202).This is not a surprise or unusual case for the social structure of Turkey. In Turkey’s
social structure the solidarity of the family and the relationship between the parents and
children is so close and ever lasting. While “individualization” in the western societies and
cultures is dominant, “solidarity” and living in a community is a primary reference for the
eastern societies including Turkey. However, excessive individualisation and community
life in each of the society structure are like a double-edged sword. What is important is
to balance. In fact modernization has isolated the individual fro his family and community
by encouraging the individualization.The social and cultural structure of the postmodern
times produce new synthesise with the union of both the traditional and modern.
2.2. Political Participation:
The identification and comments on youngs over other young people reflect the effects
of the globalization in terms of both space and time. In this context, the question of “How
do you describe today’s youngs? is answered as follows: %45 of the sample answered
as “far from the national political issues and a politic” % 36 answered as “materialistic
youth”, %5 having the knowledge and skills of their age”, %5 “sensitive to the social is-
sues”,%5 “hardworking and ambitious” and %4 answered as “spiritual”. The description
of the youngs themselves as apolitic and materialistic is the reflection of the philosophy
of “consumption culture” and “carpe diem” which is injected to the subconscious during
