Held back or challenged? Young adults rethinking the shape of their working future during the COVID-19 pandemic

Coverbild: BWP 2/2021
Author
Issue/Year (Volume) 2/2021 (50)
Page(s) 42-45
Language(s)
    englisch

The COVID-19 pandemic is being perceived as a historic break and as a source of extreme uncertainty, particularly due to the repercussions for economic momentum and the associated impact on labour market development. This is leading to a change in the way in which society views the future horizon. How is the biographical perspective being affected? Specifically, what changes are taking place in terms of how young people at the start of their working lives envision the future?