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Deprivation and Subjective Well-Being

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This chapter looks at the deprivation associated to unemployment and the related subjective well-being of young unemployed, and its impact on political engagement. It deals with the non-financial importance of paid work by building on deprivation theory. In the empirical part, we compare unemployed and employed youth to analyze how the exclusion from such central social institutions reduces subjective well-being in terms of self-confidence, ability to face problems, life satisfaction, and optimism about the future. The chapter addresses the following research question: To what extent does unemployment affect the subjective well-being of young people and how does subjective well-being contribute to their political engagement?

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  1. Department of Political Science and International Relations, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland

    Marco Giugni

  2. Department of Political and Social Science, European University Institute, San Domenico di Fiesole, Italy

    Jasmine Lorenzini

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Giugni, M., Lorenzini, J. (2017). Deprivation and Subjective Well-Being. In: Jobless Citizens . Palgrave Pivot, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-349-95142-0_4

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