Young Germans Are Raring to Go

Since 1953, Shell has been commissioning independent academics and institutes to carry out studies, which document the attitudes, opinions and expectations of young people in Germany. The Shell Youth Study not only presents a perspective on today’s youth, but also offers food for thought for socio-political debates.

As a longitudinal report, it provides material for decision-makers in politics and society. The Shell Youth Study analyses how young people in Germany rise to challenges as well as the behavioural patterns, attitudes and mentalities they develop in this process.

The 17th Shell Youth Study, published in October 2015, investigates the political and social conditions in which young people grow up in contemporary German society, and how they develop a personality in this context. It demonstrates the variety of young people’s living environments and explores how the present generation differs from its predecessors.

The survey concluded that concluded that German youth are pro-immigration, want flexible working conditions, fear xenophobia, and distrust political parties, corporations, churches, and banks. If that doesn’t send a signal to the German political and economic elites about the aspirations of the younger generation, what will?

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