Wybór ścieżki edukacyjnej jako podstawowy dylemat w społeczeństwie ryzyka

Th e Choice of the Field of Study as a Primary Dilemma in the Risk SocietyIn the contemporary society educational formation becomes one of the main factorsinfl uencing social structure. Today’s youth tend to have high educational aspirationsyet on the early levels of education. However, social background continues to have anadvantage on the educational market. Nowadays, the main issue is no longer whetherto study or not, but what should be studied. Th is approach carries the risk of makinga mistake, i.e. choosing the wrong fi eld of study, which will aff ect the whole future lifeof a student. Not only does the achieved education involve particular economic attributes(like job position, the level of earnings) or social ones (like values, prestige),but also the choice of the life partner, which is not commonly recognised.