This article examines potential causes of and solutions to right wing extremist youth movements in both West and East Berlin. Relaxation of social controls are cause of increased youth participation in right wing extremist movements in Berlin. The higher participation rates of East Berlin youth indicate that previous deprivation and repression are factors that encourage such participation as well. School performance and family social capital were found to suppress both extremism and delinquency.
Higher high school drop out rates in rural areas were associated with poverty and reduced social capital reflected in family structure. Two questions were addressed in other papers. 1) do differences in family social capital explain the difference in rural/urban high school drop out rates; and 2) are the effects of social capital in urban families different from social capital effects in rural families.
This paper examines the differences between job search methods of young black and white males who participated in the1981 and 1982 National Longitudinal Survey of Youth (NLS). The findings suggest that males are at a disadvantage in informal job searches compared to white males although informal methods are the most frequently used methods by both groups.
Data collected from 6,000 Palestinian 9th graders is analyzed, revealing direct associations between Intifada experience and antisocial behavior, as well as depression (for females only). Social integration in family, school, religion, and peer relations was found to significantly moderate these associations.
Social capital in distinct aspects of social relationships is very likely to help youth overcome poverty and better their life chances. Using indicators of success like education, employment, economic status etc. can conclude that high degree of social capital within the family and community improves the life chances of children. However, only when used in distinct social settings, can social capital actually improve the youth's chances to overcome poverty.
The role of ethnicity and its effect on social capital formation among immigrants is explored. Research suggests that the social capital developed from strong ethnic ties among immigrant groups may enhance human capital formation in the second generation. A case study of a Vietnamese community in New Orleans reveals a link between ethnicity and adaptation, and social capital formation.
Recent evidence shows a decline of social trust in American youth. This paper examines the origins of social trust among young people and the causes of change in beliefs about trust over time.
The results from coexistence training workshops involving Arab and Jewish youth are reported. Over a five year period, workshops were conducted to develop an environment where peaceful coexistence between Jewish and Arab Israeli youth could emerge. The encounter of social selves' approach led to the building of trust and respect among participants. Researchers moved to improve the process of conflict management through feedback mechanisms, cooperation between trainers and researchers, and other principles of action research.
Drawing on segmented assimilation theory, factors influencing the adoption of marijuana use and delinquent behaviors among Asian adolescents are examined. Greater degrees of assimilation are found to accompany greater drug taking behavior, and to a lesser degree greater delinquency. Social and human capital, on the other hand, are found to insulate youth from the influence of teen drug and delinquent cultures.
