Youth
Youth is the time of life between childhood and adulthood (maturity).[1] Definitions of the specific age range that constitutes youth vary. An individual's actual maturity may not correspond to their chronological age, as immature individuals could exist at all ages.
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[edit] Usage
Around the world, the terms "youth", "adolescent", "teenager", "kid", and "young person" are interchanged, often meaning the same thing, occasionally differentiated. Youth generally refers to a time of life that is neither childhood nor adulthood, but rather somewhere in-between.[2] Youth also identifies a particular mindset of attitude, as in "He is very youthful". The term youth is also related to being young.[3]
- "This world demands the qualities of youth: not a time of life but a state of mind, a temper of the will, a quality of imagination, a predominance of courage over timidity, of the appetite for adventure over the life of ease." - Robert Kennedy[4]
Youth is an alternative word to the scientifically-oriented adolescent and the common terms of teen and teenager. Another common title for youth is young person or young people.[5]
12 August is declared International Youth Day by The United Nations.
[edit] Age limits
The age in which a person is considered a "youth", and thus eligible for special treatment under the law and throughout society varies around the world.
- "Youth... those persons between the ages of 15 and 24 years." - United Nations General Assembly[6]
- "...youth ... comprises persons between the age of 15 and 24. It is used by ... the World Bank" - World Bank.[7]
- The Commonwealth Youth Programme works with "young people (aged 15-29)."[8]
- "A person... under 21 years of age." - National Highway Traffic Safety Administration[9]
- "People between the ages of 14 and 21." - Wilson School District[10]
- "Youth; an individual from 13 through 19 years of age." - Alternative Homes for Youth, Inc[11]
- "Youth is defined as any member of society between the ages of 15 and 34" - World Health Organization [12]
- "30 seats are being reserved in the [moroccan Parliamentary Elections], for young Moroccans (under 40)." [13]
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[edit] References
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- ^ Macmillan Dictionary for Students Macmillan, Pan Ltd. (1981), page 1155. Retrieved 2010-7-15.
- ^ (2004) Webster's New World College Dictionary, Fourth Edition.
- ^ Konopka, G. (1973) "Requirements for Healthy Development of Adolescent Youth", Adolescence. VIII(31), p. 2.
- ^ "Day of Affirmation, University of Cape Town, South Africa. June 6, 1966", Robert F. Kennedy Memorial. Retrieved 11/9/07.
- ^ Konopka, G. (1973) "Requirements for Healthy Development of Adolescent Youth", Adolescence. VIII(31), p. 24.
- ^ (n.d.) Frequently Asked Questions Youth at the UN website.
- ^ (n.d.) Children & Youth WorldBank website.
- ^ "The Commonwealth". The Commonwealth. http://www.thecommonwealth.org/. Retrieved 2011-04-04.
- ^ (n.d.) Research on Age of Drivers National Highway Transportation and Safety Board website
- ^ [1] Wilson website.
- ^ "Alternative Homes for Youth". http://www.ahfy.org. Retrieved 2011-04-04.
- ^ Dansk Ungdoms Fællesråd
- ^ http://www.netnewspublisher.com/electoral-campaign-for-the-november-25-legislative-poll-in-morocco-begins-saturday-midnight/
[edit] External links
- KidsHealth.org, a website on youth's health
