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Developing and Fostering Relationships

aUniversity of Education of Vorarlberg, Austria
bUniversity of Kansas, USA
cKinneret College on the Sea of Galilee, Israel
dUniversity of Graz, Austria
eLudwig Maximilian University of Munich, Germany
fMedical University of Plovdiv, Bulgaria

Gen Z Around the World

ISBN: 978-1-83797-093-3, eISBN: 978-1-83797-092-6

Publication date: 15 January 2024

Abstract

Having good relationships with friends and a trusting romantic partnership are extremely important for members of Generation Z. In social relationships with other young people, they experience solidarity and support with problems and crises, and learn to stand by others. Young people are therefore intensely concerned with how to enter into relationships and their expectations of them. Overwhelmingly, what they are looking for in friendships is similar across cultures – a set of shared values and similar hobbies. For romantic relationships, though, shared values and close proximity are key.

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Quenzel, G., Beretta, F., Dolev, N., Waechter, N., Kadera, S., Karaivanova, M. and Massaldjieva, R. (2024), "Developing and Fostering Relationships", Seemiller, C. and Grace, M. (Ed.) Gen Z Around the World, Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 43-51. https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-83797-092-620241005

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Emerald Publishing Limited

Copyright © 2024 Gudrun Quenzel, Francesca Beretta, Niva Dolev, Natalia Waechter, Stepanka Kadera, Mariya Karaivanova and Radka Massaldjieva. Published under exclusive licence by Emerald Publishing Limited