ABSTRACT
The task of the Cuban Revolution remains to strengthen and develop the economy, the system of institutions, law, and democracy and to form a citizenry with a strong sense of social responsibility. The achievement of the goal will entail constant improvement of the socialization process, increasing its systematic character and thus the relations of complementarity among its basic institutions: family, school, social organizations, labor institutions, mass media, cultural and sports institutions, and the judicial system. Indeed, the process has been characterized by a gradual “graying” of youth, who have evolved from being an eminently student group to one made up predominantly of workers, laborers, and intellectual workers making up 46 percent of all youth. There are a number of barriers to the entry of youth into employment. Some of these, such as the seniority system, have a tradition and roots in the working class; others, such as “job qualifiers”, are widespread in society.
