Concepts are social, cultural and historical definitions, whose constitutive process is within the sociopolitical environment. The social field, is the locus to concepts production. The metasynthesis carried, analyzed 37 papers and 176 thesis and dissertations that discuss about youth concept, published 2007-2011 period, found through the CAPES thesis database and the electronic library SCIELO by Google Scholar. Results indicate youth concept, expressed by different political forces, is an example of the mobilizing power of the conceptualizing act, evidenced in contemporary times. The linear and phasic perspective of the life, coexists with heterogeneity, thus expressing a field conducive to the different perspectives and theoretical positions. The social and critical Psicology is challenged to strengthen presence in the circuit of concepts production, promoting meaningful reflection and transformation elements.
concept; metasynthesis; youths; political action