Expectations and dreams of the youth of Konitsa

Expectations and dreams of the youth of Konitsa

This essay, attempts to investigate the way of living of young people in the Greek highlands and more specifically in the area of Konitsa. Young people through the creation of social networks, taking also into consideration a specific historical, geographical, social and cultural context, develop behavioral patterns and expectations regarding their personal and social life. Based on this observation, the paper focuses mainly on the attitude of young people living in the area of Konitsa in view of their lifestyle choices and how these might be affected by the current social context. A number of social and behavioral cues and characteristics were used in order to identify and model the perception and behavior of young people, e.g. their relationship with the environment, how they spent their free time etc. It aims to provide a number of valuable conclusions that could be used in the future for taking the appropriate political and social actions in an attempt to strengthen and enhance the social integration of young people to the local society. It is based on fieldwork that was performed in the city of Konitsa, by using an appropriate questionnaire that was given to students of two different high schools. Finally, statistical analysis has been performed on the completed questionnaires and the results were correlated with the outcome of similar researches that have been conducted in the areas of Metsovo and Tzoumerka.