From Universality to Uniqueness:The Logical Transformation of Contemporary Youths'Strategies for Coping with Involution
The coping strategies of youths under involution have a vital impact on their own development and social progress.Based on Reckwitz's theory of uniqueness society,youths'strategies for coping with involution can be classified into three categories according to diverse social logics:involutionists based on universal logic,reclinationists based on transitional logic,and breakers of involution based on uniqueness logic.The above strategies are characterised by dynamic evolution and have distinct action principles,motivations,and consequences.Numerous data show that the current youth groups in China have begun to initially practice the action strategy centered on the logic of uniqueness to cope with involution,which is mainly manifested in two patterns:labor and life uniqueness.Based on the uniqueness practice of contemporary youths,the comparative analysis of the action strategies of youths under involution and the three implied social logics can provide a theoretical basis and practical path for guiding young individuals to take value rationality as the starting point,break through the shackles of involution,and find a suitable path for their personal development.