Rural youth in southern Nigeria: fractured lives and ambitious futures
This article draws on recent research (2017–20) into the livelihoods and imagined futures of rural youth in four communities in southern Nigeria. The research involved observations, sex-segregated focus group discussions and individual interviews. Taking up insights from sociologists of education an...
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| author | Crossouard, B. Dunne, M. Szyp, C. Madu, Tessy Teeken, Béla |
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| description | This article draws on recent research (2017–20) into the livelihoods and imagined futures of rural youth in four communities in southern Nigeria. The research involved observations, sex-segregated focus group discussions and individual interviews. Taking up insights from sociologists of education and work, our analysis shows how rural youth simultaneously navigated schooling, farming, low-paid vocational work and family obligations in ways that were highly gendered. We show the gulf between youth’s daily lives and their imagined futures, and how their desires for better lives, whether through ‘white-collar’ work or expanded farming activities, often involved moving to more ‘civilised’ or ‘developed’ contexts. Commitment to family nevertheless ran through youth’s narratives, in ways that reflected a deeply gendered, sexual economy. We conclude by highlighting the relevance of a connected sociology that embraces postcolonial and feminist scholarship to advance future studies of rural youth, gender and work in the Global South. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1161082025-11-11T10:36:17Z Rural youth in southern Nigeria: fractured lives and ambitious futures Crossouard, B. Dunne, M. Szyp, C. Madu, Tessy Teeken, Béla education gender nigeria rural youth work This article draws on recent research (2017–20) into the livelihoods and imagined futures of rural youth in four communities in southern Nigeria. The research involved observations, sex-segregated focus group discussions and individual interviews. Taking up insights from sociologists of education and work, our analysis shows how rural youth simultaneously navigated schooling, farming, low-paid vocational work and family obligations in ways that were highly gendered. We show the gulf between youth’s daily lives and their imagined futures, and how their desires for better lives, whether through ‘white-collar’ work or expanded farming activities, often involved moving to more ‘civilised’ or ‘developed’ contexts. Commitment to family nevertheless ran through youth’s narratives, in ways that reflected a deeply gendered, sexual economy. We conclude by highlighting the relevance of a connected sociology that embraces postcolonial and feminist scholarship to advance future studies of rural youth, gender and work in the Global South. 2022-06 2021-11-16T15:33:00Z 2021-11-16T15:33:00Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/116108 en Open Access application/pdf SAGE Publications Crossouard, B., Dunne, M., Szyp, C., Madu, T. & Teeken, B. (2021). Rural youth in southern Nigeria: fractured lives and ambitious futures. Journal of Sociology, 1-18. |
| spellingShingle | education gender nigeria rural youth work Crossouard, B. Dunne, M. Szyp, C. Madu, Tessy Teeken, Béla Rural youth in southern Nigeria: fractured lives and ambitious futures |
| title | Rural youth in southern Nigeria: fractured lives and ambitious futures |
| title_full | Rural youth in southern Nigeria: fractured lives and ambitious futures |
| title_fullStr | Rural youth in southern Nigeria: fractured lives and ambitious futures |
| title_full_unstemmed | Rural youth in southern Nigeria: fractured lives and ambitious futures |
| title_short | Rural youth in southern Nigeria: fractured lives and ambitious futures |
| title_sort | rural youth in southern nigeria fractured lives and ambitious futures |
| topic | education gender nigeria rural youth work |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/116108 |
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