Tag: adultism
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Fake Or Real Youth Voice?
Youth voice is any way youth choose to represent themselves. Youth voice is shared through ideas, opinions, attitudes, knowledge, and actions that are expressed individually or collectively; for the benefit of themselves or others. Recently, I was leading a workshop for parents and youth on youth voice at home. During a brainstorming activity, the parents made […]
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An Interview on Adultism
Recently, a youth activist in the UK wrote to me with some excellent questions about adultism. I loved responding to him, and I think we have some excellent conversations ahead of us. I want to give you a peek into what was exchanged. Let me know what you think? Question 1: Why does youth-based ageism […]
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Becoming Aware of Youth Culture
Culture is anything and everything that makes up the parts of a person’s entire way of living. Culture is organized into groups, including a person’s geographic location, political identification, sexual orientation, familial makeup, friends, religion, jobs, and AGE. Age is a cultural group because of the traits shared among different age groups throughout society. Ethnocentrism, […]
Adam F.C. Fletcher 