Youths tend to have a bad reputation. Their outspokenness and spontaneity are two of many reasons to why they are seen as rude and disrespectful. The creativity, curiosity and not least the courage to have opinions and attitudes are in such young age not yet weakened. Youths, their thoughts and attitudes change quickly. This essay will deal with a selected group of youths and their attitudes to the surrounding society. The aim of this study is to examine the relation between youth’s socioeconomic condition, growth environment, spare time habits and attitudes to the surrounding society. The respondents are 13 and 15 years old.

A personal interest in youth’s creativity, thoughts and attitudes is the choice of topic. I will, furthermore, daily in my future employment meet, learn from and be surrounded by youths. An increasing understanding for youth’s lives will thus be significant for my future years as a teacher.