According to Srecko Mihajlovic, a prominent sociologist, young people in Serbia are often slow to become mature adults, becoming stuck instead in an "extended youth" as a result of absent opportunity and lack of encouragement.
Prema riječima uvaženog sociologa Srećka Mihajlovića, mladi u Srbiji često sporo sazrijevaju i postaju odrasli ljudi, umjesto toga ostajući zaglavljeni u "produljenu mladost" koja je rezultat izostanka mogućnosti i nedostatka poticaja.