Vol. 15 No. 1 (2026) Current Issue
Cross-Sections Social Science Journal is a peer-reviewed, open-access academic journal that provides a publication forum for research across different fields of the social sciences. Building primarily on sociological approaches, the journal aims to publish theoretical and empirical studies that contribute-both alongside and in dialogue with one another-to a deeper understanding of social processes. In addition to theoretical and empirical research, the journal welcomes analytical, synthesising and critical contributions that advance the interpretation of social science debates and support the systematic review and reconsideration of existing scholarship. One of the journal’s principal aims is to make empirical research conducted in Hungary and Central and Eastern Europe meaningful within broader international and comparative contexts. At the same time, the journal welcomes studies focusing on other countries and regions, provided that they contribute to the understanding of contemporary social processes from a theoretical, empirical or comparative perspective.
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Invisible Youth: NEET Young People and the Shadow of Social Structures
125–142Views:13This study examines the position of NEET youth (young people aged 15–29 who are not in
education, employment, or training) within social structures, focusing on the relationships
between structural inequalities, intergenerational capital transfer, and political representation. The study argues that NEET youth should not be viewed solely as a statistical or labour market challenge but can increasingly be understood as a socially and politically invisible group characterised by social exclusion, limited opportunities for interest representation, andpolitical marginalisation. The theoretical framework draws on Bourdieu’s theory of capital, the inequality theories of Piketty and Atkinson, and Goldthorpe’s model of social mobility, complemented by the concept of the precariat.
