Youth 379472 224132615 2008-07-07T13:35:28Z Freechild 16824 [[WP:UNDO|Undid]] revision 224108460 by [[Special:Contributions/122.168.14.27|122.168.14.27]] ([[User talk:122.168.14.27|talk]]) RVV {{sociology}} {{otheruses}} '''Youth''' is defined by [[Webster's New World Dictionary]] as, "The time of life when one is young; especially: a: the period between childhood and maturity b: the early period of existence, growth, or development."<ref>(2004) ''Webster's New World College Dictionary, Fourth Edition.''</ref> ==Usage== Around the world the terms "youth", "[[adolescent]]", "teenager", 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. Youth also identifies a particular mindset of attitude, as in "He is very ''youth''ful". The term youth is also related to being [[young]].<ref>Konopka, G. (1973) "Requirements for Healthy Development of Adolescent Youth", ''Adolescence. VIII''(31), p. 2.</ref> ::"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 love of ease." - Robert Kennedy<ref>[http://www.rfkmemorial.org/lifevision/dayofaffirmation/ "Day of Affirmation, University of Cape Town, South Africa. June 6, 1966"], Robert F. Kennedy Memorial. Retrieved 11/9/07.</ref> 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.<ref>Konopka, G. (1973) "Requirements for Healthy Development of Adolescent Youth", ''Adolescence. VIII''(31), p. 24.</ref> ==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 falling between the ages of 15 and 24 years inclusive." - [[United Nations General Assembly]]<ref>(n.d.) [http://www.un.org/esa/socdev/unyin/qanda.htm Frequently Asked Questions] Youth at the UN website.</ref> *"Time in a person's life between childhood and adulthood. The term "youth" in general refers to those who are between the ages of 15 to 24." - [[World Bank]].<ref>(n.d.) [http://youthink.worldbank.org/glossary.php Glossary] WorldBank website.</ref> *The [[Commonwealth Youth Programme]] works with "young people (aged 15-29)."<ref>www.thecommonwealth.org</ref> *"A person... under 21 years of age." - [[National Highway Traffic Safety Administration]]<ref>(n.d.) [http://www.nhtsa.gov/people/injury/research/FewerYoungDrivers/ii__data.htm Research on Age of Drivers] [[National Highway Traffic Safety Administration|National Highway Transportation and Safety Board]] website</ref> *"People between the ages of 20 and 25." - [[Government of Tasmania]]<ref>(n.d.) [http://www.tasmaniatogether.tas.gov.au/tastog_original/tt_glossary.html Tasmania Together Glossary]Australian Government website.</ref> *"People between the ages of 14 and 21." - [[Wilson School District]]<ref>[http://www.wilson.k12.pa.us]Wilson website.</ref> ==See also== *[[List of youth topics]] ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:Human development]] [[Category:Youth| ]] [[Category:Ageism]] [[bg:Младост]] [[da:Ungdom]] [[de:Jugend]] [[es:Juventud]] [[eo:Junaĝo]] [[fr:Jeunesse]] [[nl:Jeugd]] [[ja:青年]] [[pl:Młodzież]] [[ru:Молодёжь]] [[sr:Omladina]] [[sv:Ungdom]] [[ta:இளமை]] [[th:เยาวชน]] [[tr:Gençlik]] [[zh:青少年]]