Jugendbund

As a youth organization can be widespread in different cultures summary primarily of male unmarried adolescents and young men ( bachelors ) denote a particular age group to a more or less institutionally solidified organization.

Especially folklorists and sociologists, but also historians explore the manifestations of youth associations.

German-speaking countries: the presence

In particular, while the term bachelorette club prevails in the Rhineland, is predominantly spoken in Bavaria and Austria of Fraternities, while in Switzerland the traditional name or boys boys stem dominated society.

In Austria, the associations also mines, Irten, Ruden or Adjust hot.

Today, they are important vectors of traditional customs.

German-speaking countries: history

Statutes of youth associations are predominantly present only in the 19th century, only a few pieces are from the period before the 1800s.

Often pre-modern youth leagues to rural Rügebräuchen as the Charivari (or cacophony ) or Haberfeldtreiben were involved, was in the deviant behavior that was not with the norms of the community in accordance punished.

In the early modern sources often can not tell whether aggressive occurring nocturnal restlessness interferers, the Norbert Schindler has investigated a youth league belonged. The transitions between youth associations and youth gangs were fluent.

The Swiss Research ( Wackernagel, Schaufelbergerstrasse etc.) has highlighted the close relationship of the boys with the machinations of warfare and the feud.

France and Italy: History

Good examines the late medieval and early modern conditions in France ( Davis, Robert Muchembled ) and in Renaissance Italy. In England, the evidence base is in terms of formal associations extremely thin ( Griffiths p. 171).

In late medieval France youth gangs and raping the women went hunting through the night ( Roussiaud ).