| Summary: | This article explains the transition process of the contemporary Indonesian
generation in the neoliberal era. I use social generation, the concept of class and
youth transition perspective to analyse the impact of neoliberal domination on the
constructed meaning of transition among young people from different classes. Public
higher education has been commoditized and the majority of companies have started
practising the flexibility concept in the job markets. For lower class youth, they have
had to bury their dream to continue to higher education, had to enter badly paid
work and support their parents. In contrast, young people from the middle class have
enjoyed the privilege to continue to higher education through the support of their
family, they have not had to work earlier or support their parents. However, in the
stage of transition to work, young people from both classes have had to deal with the
logic of flexibility in the job market such as training, internship, outsourcing and low
rate of salary. They have also had to postpone their transition into marriage and are
still living with their parents. This article concludes that transition processes of
contemporary Indonesian youth in the neoliberal era are insecure and uncertain.
Keywords: Social generation, class, youth transition, meaning, Indonesia
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