Youth culture in Bormla : social reality in Cospicua through formal structures

Abstract

This study reflects the present Social Reality in Cospicua. The focus is on young people and attempt to identify their culture. This has been particularly possible through a triangular research methodology approach using qualitative and quantitative techniques together with personal observation. The contacts were made through all the organizations which exist in Cospicua whose representatives collaborated and granted us the possibility to interview them. The questionnaires were distributed to two hundred and fifty-six young people who filled them out. This was possible through regular visits to state and non-state schools, in which we tried to reach all the young people who live in Cospicua and who fall under the eleven to sixteen years age bracket. Three interviews were also conducted with the Parish Priest, the Vice-Major who is responsible for the youth and Education welfare in the locality and with the Welfare Officer of the Social Security Branch at Cospicua. These persons occupy key roles within the locality. The literature review presented in this study provides a thorough analysis of the context of the City of Cospicua, characterized by history and trials of time. Finally, we put forward a number of recommendations we deemed necessary to improve the social conditions which exist in the locality as emerged through our study. We hope that the reader will find the information presented in this dissertation very interesting, enjoyable to read and informative.