他們被稱為「最自由的一代」，同時也是「最焦慮的一代」。在網路與資訊無所不在的時代，青年看似擁有無限的選擇，卻常被困在低薪、不穩定與無法預測的未來之中。「成為大人」不再是一條自然的道路，而是一段漫長、孤獨又充滿不確定的旅程。理解青年，也許正是理解我們這個時代最深層的不安。
在二十一世紀的今日，「青年」逐漸成為理解社會變遷與結構性不平等的關鍵窗口。本課程從當代東亞社會的脈絡出發，關注青年在全球化與新自由主義體制下的生活處境，並探討他們如何在結構限制中經驗不平等、追尋自主，與想像未來。課程將帶領學生以社會學的視角，分析青年貧困、就業不穩定、教育階級化、家庭與情感的延宕、以及孤立與無緣社會等現象。透過比較臺灣、日本等社會在制度與文化上的異同。在此過程，希冀學生能理解青年問題不只是個人成敗評判標準，而是社會變遷的在「青年」身上的具現。
此外，課程也將結合西方青年研究的理論觀點，以拓展對「青年」這一社會類別的理解，從地方經驗連結到全球趨勢。透過閱讀、討論與反思，本課程期望學生能在理解現實困境的同時，培養批判性思考與社會學想像力，思索青年世代在當代社會中仍然可能擁有的能動性與改變力量。

They are called "the freest generation" and "the most anxious generation". In an era where the Internet and information are ubiquitous, young people seem to have unlimited choices, but they are often trapped in low wages, instability, and an unpredictable future. "Becoming an adult" is no longer a natural path, but a long, lonely and uncertain journey. Understanding youth may be about understanding the deepest unease of our time.
Today in the 21st century, "youth" has gradually become a key window for understanding social changes and structural inequality. Starting from the context of contemporary East Asian society, this course focuses on the living conditions of young people under globalization and neoliberalism, and explores how they experience inequality, pursue autonomy, and imagine the future within structural constraints. The course will lead students to analyze youth poverty, unstable employment, stratification of education, delays in family and emotions, as well as isolation and social isolation from a sociological perspective. By comparing the similarities and differences in systems and cultures of societies such as Taiwan and Japan. In this process, we hope that students can understand that youth issues are not just a criterion for personal success or failure, but the embodiment of social changes in "youth."
In addition, the course will also incorporate theoretical perspectives from Western youth studies to expand the understanding of "youth" as a social category and connect it from local experiences to global trends. Through reading, discussion and reflection, this course hopes that students can develop critical thinking and sociological imagination while understanding real-life dilemmas, and think about the agency and power of change that young generations may still have in contemporary society.

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7.Jamil Jivani（著），莊安祺（譯），2021。《年輕人為何憤怒：暴力組織的危險誘惑以及我們能做什麼》。時報出版。
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