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Adultism

Adultism. Young people are systematically mistreated and disrespected by society, with adults as the agents of oppression. The basis of young people’s oppression is disrespect. Manifestations of the oppression include:. Systematic invalidation Denial of voice or respectful attention

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Adultism

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  1. Adultism Young people are systematically mistreated and disrespected by society, with adults as the agents of oppression. The basis of young people’s oppression is disrespect. Manifestations of the oppression include: • Systematic invalidation • Denial of voice or respectful attention • Physical abuse • Lack of information or misinformation • Denial of power • Lack of rights Source: Youth on Board, Get the Word out! 2001

  2. Adult Allies Allies are adults who advocate and support young people. They assist young people in their lives, support them when they struggle, and let them know how important they are and that change is possible. Source: Youth on Board, Get the Word out! 2001

  3. Degrees of Participation Non-Participation Ladder of Youth Participation Youth-initiated, shared decisions with adults Youth-initiated and directed Adult-initiated, shared decisions with youth Consulted and informed Assigned but informed Tokenism Decoration Manipulation Adapted from Hart, R. (1992). Children’s Participation from Tokenism to Citizenship Florence: UNICEF Innocenti Research Centre.

  4. A Spectrum of Youth Leadership Young Wisdom Project of the Movement Strategy Center, 2004

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