Abstract

AILEN MONTI, Daiana. Young people from the underclass and COVID-19: daily life and inequalities. Rev.latinoam.cienc.soc.niñez juv [online]. 2023, vol.21, n.3, pp.196-219.  Epub Dec 11, 2023. ISSN 1692-715X.  https://doi.org/10.11600/rlcsnj.21.3.5960.

The article is structured around two questions: what aspects of daily life for young people from the underclass were affected by the COVID-19 pandemic? In what ways did inequalities condition these effects? The problem was qualitatively addressed using methodological strategies that were adapted to pandemic conditions. The objective of these strategies was to facilitate the collaboration of young people during the research process. A total of 28 indepth interviews were conducted with young people from the underclass aged between 16 and 19 and their teachers in the city of Villa María (Argentina). The main finding of the study was to identify that the COVID-19 pandemic affected the daily lives of young people in the following areas: relationship with school; relationship with work; socializing, participation and personal relationships; and anxieties and uncertainties.

Keywords : Youth; inequality; pandemic; underclass.

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