ISW Journal
Literature from Interdisciplinary Social Sciences (ISW)
Category: Global Youth Papers
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From no-go to trend: Generational perceptions on tattoo stigmas and trends
Categories: Global Youth PapersContinue ReadingLinde Trommel Introduction What drives people to get a tattoo and how are persons with a tattoo viewed by society? These questions intrigue me, as…
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A ‘chemical’ generation? The role of drugs in the techno scene
Categories: Global Youth PapersContinue ReadingJoeri Introduction It’s Friday night 5.00 AM in the weekend of Amsterdam Dance Event. I used to sleep at this time, but today I’m visiting…
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In Search of an Overpriced Closet: Student Housing in Amsterdam
Categories: Global Youth PapersContinue ReadingElke Berens Introduction I moved from Rotterdam to Amsterdam in July 2015. I went from a twenty-one-square meter room to a room the size of…
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Becoming One in the Water: The Collective Experiences of a Gold Medal Youth Water Polo Team
Categories: Global Youth PapersContinue ReadingKirsten Gutter Few people don’t know that I have been playing water polo since I was 8 years old. In fact, the first thing people…
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Is It a Man’s, Man’s, Man’s World? Gender Stereotyping in Dutch Soccer Culture
Categories: Global Youth PapersContinue ReadingChevy van Dorresteijn Introduction A few times per week I go to the local gym to work out. On the mirror, right above the dumbbells,…
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It’s Complicated… Changing Romantic Values
Categories: Global Youth PapersContinue ReadingAlexandra van Veen Introduction The ideal of a romantic relationship has been the subject of ideological change over time. Only 50 years ago, the average…
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“The Bright-Haired Community”: A Study of People with Bright-Colored Hair
Categories: Global Youth PapersContinue ReadingHannah Dol Introduction I have dyed my hair in many colors before. Natural colors such as blonde, brown, black, but also unnatural, bright colors such…
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“Do Not Eat Meat”: Motivations for vegetarianism
Continue ReadingElsemieke Tijmstra & Ester van Rooij Introduction “I have eaten meat all my life. When I got older, I noticed that my grandmother did not…
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The false note of modern society: Essay on youth’s attitudes towards commercialization and digitalization in music
Categories: Global Youth PapersContinue ReadingJannes Broekman We are currently part of something that is bigger than all of us. The speed and magnitude of it are overwhelming. Some people…
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‘Just do it, and try to have fun while you’re at it’: Full-time working youth at a well-known retail shop in a busy train station
Categories: Global Youth PapersContinue ReadingLianne van Goethem Introduction As many other students, I have a part-time job to be able to afford living on my own, buying groceries, and…
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A life without Ritalin – ‘It’s just not possible in this society’: Dutch students’ attitudes towards prescription stimulants use, abuse and misuse
Continue ReadingMarte Ydema Introduction Ritalin is a prescription stimulant drug developed for treating attention disorders like ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) and ADD (Attention Deficit Disorder),…