Youth Rights Glossary

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This is an incomplete list of terms, which can or may never satisfy any objective standard for completeness. Revisions and additions are welcome.

See also:List of youth rights terms

Contents

0-9 - A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - I - J - K - L - M - N - O - P - Q - R - S - T - U - V - W - X - Y - Z

A

  • Activism - Any attempt led by young people designed to create change in a community, school, government or other area.
  • Adult - Any person outside of the age of majority
  • adult chauvinism - how the power, control and arrogance of adults makes adults think adults always know what is best for those not seen as adults.
  • Adult supremacy - The belief that adults are superior to young people.
  • Adultcentrism - The belief that the world should and does revolve around adults.
  • Adultism - Prejudice based on one's status as an adult; this most commonly occurs when "adult" is defined beyond the age of majority
  • Adultocracy - A governing system where power is concentrated in the hands of "adult" members of society; "adult" is usu. defined beyond the age of majority
  • Age - An anniversary of birth
  • Age-blind - A process or system that operates without regard to, or knowledge of, the age of a person participating in the process or system
  • Age dualism - Viewing one's younger self as if s/he was a different and separate person. Comments such as "I was just a stupid kid then" are indicative of a age dualism perspective.
  • Age of consent - The age at which a person can legally give consent for sexual activity; ranges from 14 to 18 by state within USA
  • Age of majority - The age at which a person is granted by law the rights (as ability to sue) and responsibilities - (as liability under contract) of an adult
  • Age monism - Seeing one's life as an unbroken development, with themes continuing from childhood into the present.
  • Ageism - Discrimination based on age, especially prejudice against youth or the elderly.
  • autodidacticism - teaching yourself

B

C

  • Censorship - Restricting access to information or limiting/eliminating freedom of speech
  • Child abuse - Any violence - physical, emotional, social, moral, etc - shown against a person because they are a child
  • Children's liberation - Freeing children from bondage they feel is imposed upon them by adults
  • Children's rights - Civil and human rights of children who have not yet reached adolescence; also, any right ordained by any common usage or ethics process of such a person
  • Civic engagement - Strong feelings of connection individuals make between themselves and the larger society in which they belong
  • consent
  • Corporal punishment - Causing somebody pain as to punish them
  • Cruising - Driving a car in a leisurely fashion for social purposes
  • Curfew - An order, rule or law that after a certain time a particular activity stops

D

  • Discrimination - Treating an individual or group unfairly because of a predetermined judgment or their value, beliefs, action or otherwise
  • Democratic schools - Learning communities in which students experience democratic norms in order to learn about democracy
  • Drug testing - A biological test to determine the presence of alcohol or drugs within a person
  • Drinking age - A defined age at which a person can consume, purchase or be in possession of alcohol
  • Driving age - A defined age at which a person can operate a motor vehicle

E

  • Education - The transmission of values, culture, beliefs and knowledge, deliberately or otherwise
  • Elected office - A governmental position obtained through voting
  • Emancipation - A parent's relinquishing authority and control over a minor child; also, a court upholding a child's petition to force the parent to relinquish authority and control
  • Empowerment - An increase in a person's social, emotional, spiritual, political or educational ability
  • Engagement - The emotional connection a person feels towards a person, place, thing, activity, or outcome
  • Ephebiphobia - The fear of youth

G

  • Gulag - 1. A network of forced labor camps in the former Soviet Union. 2. A forced labor camp or prison, especially for political dissidents. 3. A place or situation of great suffering and hardship, likened to the atmosphere in a prison system or a forced labor camp. 4. A prison-like facility where troubled youth are sent by their parents in order to correct their behavior (esp. as operated by WWASPS)
  • Gerontocracy - Older people dominating the governance of institutions or governments in order to benefit

H

  • Homeschooling - A system of learning away from a formal school environment, usually in a house

I

  • In loco parentis - Control over students legally appointed to schools; literally means "in absence of parents"
  • Intergenerational equity - parity among all ages that sustains total participation throughout society
  • Infantalization - making a person feel, act, think, believe or otherwise become younger than they are

J

  • Jeunism - Preferring young people because they are young, and in turn, discriminating against adults (also called Youthism).

L

  • Youth liberation - The complete emancipation of young people from adultism, adultcentrism and adultocracy
  • Loitering - To delay or procrastinate, often by occupying one place for too long

M

  • Maturity - 1. the degree to which a person has developed (without regard to age). 2. In adultist cultures, a perceived notion of 1. above tied more to a person's age than his/her actual maturity as defined in 1. above.
  • Military conscription - The forced participation of people in the military, disproportionately focused on young people (also called The Draft).

N

  • NMDA - National Minimum Drinking Age Act. This law which was instituted in 1984, raised the national minimum drinking age to 21. If a state fails to commply with this law, they lose 5 to 10% of their federal highway funds.

O

  • Oppression - The outcome of a cruel exercise of power through domination

P

  • Paternalism - A relationship echoing a relationship fathers traditionally held with their children: domineering, oppressive and negative.
  • Pediaphobia - The fear of children.

S

  • Status offense - An act which is only considered criminal when committed by a minor
  • School reform - Intentionally changing schools to promote improved teaching, learning, accountability or outcomes
  • Student rights - The inherent freedoms and responsibilities of learners within an educational setting
  • Student voice - The unique perspectives, ideas, actions and knowledge of learners within an educational setting

T

  • Tabula rasa - Literally, a "blank slate". Usually used to talk about students and their level of knowledge upon entry into a class or topic.

U

  • Unschooling - The term given to an increasingly popular method of homeschooling. Proponents of unschooling argue that a system of public education does not allow children to receive the best education available, as it is too centralized. Under unschooling education, parents act as facilitators and are responsible for keeping a wide-range of resources available to provide their children with a quality education.

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