Young people represent a specific social group, which faces various challenges when transitioning to adulthood. The master's thesis explores the situation of young people in terms of citizenship rights. The main dilemma of the master's thesis is how citizens' rights, especially social and participative, affect the position of young people and in what position are young people from the point of view of equal opportunities to access citizenship rights in comparison with the rest of the population. The theoretical framework for dealing with the forementioned dilemma is Marshall's concept of social citizenship, which stems from the liberal tradition of citizenship. In order to assess the position of young people from the point of view of equal opportunities for access to citizenship rights in comparison with the rest of the population, the theoretical framework is Rawls' theory of justice. The thesis addresses issues of transition of young people into adulthood, factors influencing this transition, and special rights for young people. In the research part of the thesis, quantitative (secondary database analysis) and qualitative (interviews) methods of research are used. The key finding of the master's thesis is that young people are a specific social group, which requires different treatment due to its unequal position.
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