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Youth Culture

Youth Culture. 1.4 Societal Influences. What do we mean by the term “youth culture” ?. Understanding “Youth”: The terms youth ,  adolescent ,  teenager ,  kid , and  young person  are often interchanged. Youth  can refer to the entire time of life when one is young, including childhood.

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Youth Culture

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  1. Youth Culture 1.4 Societal Influences

  2. What do we mean by the term “youth culture” ?

  3. Understanding “Youth”: The termsyouth, adolescent, teenager, kid, and young person are often interchanged. Youth can refer to the entire time of life when one is young, including childhood. It often refers specifically to the time of life that is neither childhood nor adulthood but somewhere in between.

  4. Youth Culture definitions: “the sum of the ways of living of adolescents; it refers to the body of norms, values, and practices recognised and shared by members of the adolescent society as appropriate guides to actions” “young adults (a generational unit) considered as a cultural class or subculture”

  5. “young adults (a generational unit) considered as a cultural class or subculture” Generations

  6. Recognised Generations: GI Generation Silent Generation Baby Boomers Generation X Generation Y Generation Z

  7. Generation Movie

  8. GI Generation • Born • Current Age • Life when they were young? • Physical Activities when they were a youth/teenager etc • Who was advantaged/disadvantaged?

  9. Silent Generation • Born • Current Age • Life when they were young? • Physical Activities when they were a youth/teenager etc • Who was advantaged/disadvantaged?

  10. Baby Boomers • Born • Current Age • Life when they were young? • Physical Activities when they were a youth/teenager etc • Who was advantaged/disadvantaged?

  11. Generation X • Born • Current Age • Life when they were young? • Physical Activities when they were a youth/teenager etc • Who was advantaged/disadvantaged?

  12. Generation Y • Born • Current Age • Life when they were young? • Physical Activities when they were a youth/teenager etc • Who was advantaged/disadvantaged?

  13. Generation Z • Born • Current Age • Life when they were young? • Physical Activities when they were a youth/teenager etc • Who was advantaged/disadvantaged?

  14. Apply this to you… What generation do you belong to? What are the major influencing factors on your generation? How does this affect your participation in physical activity? Who is advantaged/disadvantaged by this? Why?

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