Brogers0922

Introduction

I am a Junior Environmental Science and Anthropology/Sociology double major at Drake University. I am currently enrolled in Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Drake University/Global Youth Studies (Fall 2015). I am interested in creating an article on Youth in Mongolia. Included below is my proposal for the creation of the Youth in Mongolia page.

Proposal

Mongolia has always fascinated me, due to its rich history and culture as well as its unique landscape. Mongolia’s history is extensive and filled with geopolitical feuds, which have had far reaching consequences for its inhabitants. I hope to utilize an interdisciplinary approach (history, environmental science, anthropology/sociology, and economics) to address four overarching themes that have affected Mongolian youth. The four themes that I hope to incorporate are the historical/cultural contexts that shape youth, effects of location in terms of urban vs. rural youth, access to resources and the effects of Westernization on Mongolian youth culture. These four themes will allow me to explore the effects of economics, history, political structures/policy, education, employment and health of Mongolian youth. Many of these topics are found on other youth in countries’ articles, which I hope to match in style and structure.

For my lead paragraph I intend to include a variety of statistics, such as the number of youth in Mongolia, number/ratio of male and female youth, birth and death rates, stage of demographic transition, and projected future youth population numbers. In addition to statistics I would like to provide a brief description of Mongolia and its history in order to provide context for the rest of the article. I will link to the Mongolia,Ulaanbaatar, Mongolian People's Republic, 1990 Mongolian democratic revolution, parliamentary republic, nomad, youth and youth studies Wikipedia pages in order to provide the reader the opportunity to explore these key terms.

I have surprisingly found a couple of articles detailing Mongolian youth in relation to economics, history, political structures/policy, education, employment and health factors. The sources I’ve found so far come from post-socialist Mongolia and describe the transition and effects of coming into a market driven economic system. I foresee having problems with finding articles on youth during the communist era, which may limit my ability to properly document the historic change of youth over time. On the other hand much research is being done in Mongolia due to the expansion of capitalistic markets and the need to build human capital in order to function in the new economy. So far I have gathered sources on the hopes and dreams of Mongolian youth, intergenerational communication, the expansion of western music and ideologies, sexual health and school to work transitions. These sources will provide a wide scope to start with; however, I can foresee needing to find articles that counterbalance my original articles in order to limit overt biases.

Possible Sources and Placement

The sources that I am consider working on for the creation of the Youth in Mongolia page are (full Wikipedia citations are below):

Choi, C., Khajavy, G., Giles, H., & Hajek, C. (2013).Intergenerational Communication and Age Boundaries in Mongolia and the United States.

This source will be used on the Ethnicity section.

Dovchin, S. (2011). Performing Identity Through Language: The Local Practices of Urban Youth Populations in Post-Socialist Mongolia.

This source will be used in the Ethnicity and Urban Youth sections.

Hill, P., Dodd, R., & Dashdorj, K. (2006). Health Sector Reform and Sexual and Reproductive Health Services in Mongolia.

I plan on using this source for the Health section

Marsh, P. (2010). Our generation is opening its eyes: Hip-hop and youth identity in contemporary Mongolia. 

This source will be used for the Rural and Urban Youth sections.

Müller, F. (1995). New nomads and old customs: General effects of privatization in rural Mongolia.

I plan on using this source for the Policy, Rural Youth and Employment sections.

Pastore, F. (2009). School-to-Work Transitions in Mongolia. 

This source will be used for the Policy, Education and Employment sections

Pedersen, M. (2012). A Day in the Cadillac: The Work of Hope in Urban Mongolia. 

This source will be used for the lead paragraph, Employment and Urban Youth sections

Sneath, D. (1993). Social relations, networks and social organisation in post-socialist rural Mongolia. 

This source will be used in the lead paragraph.

Werner, C. (2003). Nomadic Culture and International Tourism Development in Mongolia.

This source will be used for the Policy, Rural and Urban Youth sections.

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