Young generation in the crisis: How Corona changed social life

Young generation in the crisis: How Corona changed social life

Österreich - Corona pandemic has influenced young people in Austria, as reported. According to the Kleine Zeitung since the first lockdown in March 2020, digitization in schools has risen suddenly. Students received new laptops and tablets, but this also has negative effects: young people spend more time with their cell phones and less time in social exchange. Paul Kimberger, the teacher trade unionist, emphasizes that this constant use leads to a decline in typical youth life. Girls report more about psychological problems, especially irritability and depressed symptoms. National studies show alarming that every fifth girl in Austria has signs of depression.

The effects on campus life

The university area is also affected, as Nina Mathies emphasizes from the Austrian University of Applied Sciences. Events are less likely to attend, and students experience enormous pressure to complete their studies quickly, causing campus life to suffer. There is not much left in many institutions about online and hybrid teaching, which was introduced in pandemic, which leads to less flexibility in the course. The changes have also influenced the relationship between adolescents and older generations, since young people are now looking for role models that embody values ​​and everyday coping competence.

In addition, the historian analyzes Adam Tooze The economic policy challenges that were initiated by pandemic. He argues that the Corona crisis not only confused the financial structures in the United States and Europe, but also intensified geopolitical tensions, especially between the USA and China. While the western governments hesitated to react quickly, China experienced a comprehensive contamination strategy that changed the power conditions globally. Tooze criticizes the failure of international organizations in the field of health care, which weakens the global health institutions and impaired long -term feeling of security in adolescents.