Flashcards: Youth

Crying is the shedding of tears in response to an emotional state.

Youth studies is an interdisciplinary academic field devoted to the study of the development, history, culture, psychology, and politics of youth.

A NEET or neet is a young person who is "Not in Education, Employment, or Training".

Acting out is a psychological term from the parlance of defense mechanisms and self-control, meaning to perform an action in contrast to bearing and managing the impulse to perform it.

Puer aeternus (sometimes shortened to puer) Latin for "eternal boy", in mythology, is a child-god who is forever young.

Ephebiphobia is the fear of youth.

World Youth Day (WYD) is an event for young people organized every three (or sometimes, two) years by the Catholic Church.

International Youth Day (IYD) is an awareness day designated by the United Nations.

College (Latin: collegium) educational institution or a constituent part of one.

Teen pop is a subgenre of pop music that is created, marketed and oriented towards preteens and teenagers.

Street children is a term for children experiencing homelessness who are living on the streets of a city, town, or village.

Adolescent cliques are cliques that develop amongst adolescents.

A runaway is a minor or (depending upon the local jurisdiction) a person under an arbitrary age, who has left their parent or legal guardian without permission, or has been dismissed by their parent and is considered by the local authorities to lack the capacity to live under his or her own accord (the latter is sometimes referred to as a throwaway).

A middle school (also known as intermediate school or junior high school) is an educational stage, which exists in some countries, and takes place between primary school and high school.

Teen courts are problem-solving courts in many states in America and in some countries.

A secondary school, often referred to as a high school or a senior high school, is a school which provides secondary education, between the ages of 11 and 19 depending on location, after primary school and before higher education.

Education reform is the name given to the goal of changing public education.