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This empirical article is a result of a qualitative, exploratory and cross-sectional research in which we investigate the forms of subjectivation of the young people of Generation Y. Though the concept that seeks to describe the contemporary youth disregards some specificities, it can be useful and unravel subjectivities. In this exploration, theories of contemporary subjectivity and the psychoanalysis provided a large perspective. To achieve the purpose of the research, semi-structured interviews were performed with six youngsters with the themes: work, interpersonal and virtual relationships, self-image, routine, ethics, idols, violence, consumption, goals and critical opinion about society. The method used to analyze the interviews was the Interpretative Analysis of Frederick Erickson. The main conclusions were that these youngsters want to participate in a project in which they can provide a subjective contribute; present ambivalence, characteristic condition of adolescence; demonstrate conflicts about a cultural requirement that demands a constant individual development. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]