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,Continue reading “Becoming Aware of Youth Culture”
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Adults Letting Go and Taking Charge
Recently, I wrote an entry on this blog called “The Gradual Release of Authority” in response to a series of conversations I’ve been having across the country. This issue continually comes up with adults who are grappling with moving young people from being passive recipients of adult-driven programming, whether in schools, nonprofits, government agencies orContinue reading “Adults Letting Go and Taking Charge”
How to Recruit Youth Today
Youth have many choices to make today. Let’s say that you’re 18 years old. You left school before graduating, and your friend’s mom is letting you stay in their garage. You have many choices, and they’re stacked like this: Apply for jobs Break into a car to steal something See if your old girlfriend wantsContinue reading “How to Recruit Youth Today”
Adam F.C. Fletcher 