Changes of Mongolian Young Adults’ Social and Mental Spaces
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The purpose of studying young adults’ values and their lifetime goals is to characterize their social and mental space in modern Mongolia after the political and economic transition period 30 years ago. Results from recent studies show that Mongolian young adults’ social and mental spaces have been significantly changed and are still in the process to find their shapes. On the other hand, Mongolian young adults’ values are very much parents- and family-based, and their lifetime goals tend towards improving their current living condition in all possible ways. Contemporary Mongolian young adults, thus, live in different periods of time by sharing their values with the previous generation. This is a common phenomenon for transitional periods and societies but in addition with cultural traditions and Mongolian national mentality, this causes several problems for further development.
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