ÚJ LEHETÕSÉGEK AZ IRODALOMSZOCIOLÓGIÁBAN: Kutatástörténeti és módszertani felvezetõ egy erdélyi magyar középiskolások olvasmányszerkezetének jellemzõit feltáró kutatás elé.

My paper is related to my doctoral research, in which I examine the textual characteristics of literature popular among high school students. The basis of this examination is formed by the literature of the field from the past decades. My paper also includes a review of research in the field. Furthermore, I demonstrate where the caesura lies that 126 separates today's high school generation from previous generations, and I also answer what the basis of this division might be. I present previous studies conducted in Hungary, and I also address the lack of data regarding research focusing on young people, particularly Hungarian youth in Transylvania. I outline the methodology and the questions that any new research must ask if it is curious about what and how the high school generation reads. I also endeavour to present contemporary methods through which these reading habits can be analysed and compared with those of previous generations. Finally, I propose that any new research should not only be preoccupied with the analysis of reading habits but also the comparative analysis of the works read, which is the focus of my doctoral research. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]