Youth Culture1.4 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.

It often refers specifically to the time of life that is neither childhood nor adulthood but somewhere in between.

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”

“cultural elements that prevail in a given society at a given time”

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

Generations

Recognised Generations:

GI Generation

Silent Generation

Baby Boomers

Generation X

Generation Y

Generation Z

GI Generation

• Born

• Current Age

• Life when they were young?

• Physical Activities when they were a youth/teenager etc

• Who was advantaged/disadvantaged?

Silent Generation

• Born

• Current Age

• Life when they were young?

• Physical Activities when they were a youth/teenager etc

• Who was advantaged/disadvantaged?

Baby Boomers

• Born

• Current Age

• Life when they were young?

• Physical Activities when they were a youth/teenager etc

• Who was advantaged/disadvantaged?

Generation X

• Born

• Current Age

• Life when they were young?

• Physical Activities when they were a youth/teenager etc

• Who was advantaged/disadvantaged?

Generation Y

• Born

• Current Age

• Life when they were young?

• Physical Activities when they were a youth/teenager etc

• Who was advantaged/disadvantaged?

Generation Z

• Born

• Current Age

• Life when they were young?

• Physical Activities when they were a youth/teenager etc

• Who was advantaged/disadvantaged?

Generation Movie

Apply this to you…1.What generation do you belong to?

2.What are the major influencing factors on your generation?

3.How does this affect your participation in physical activity?

4.Who is advantaged/disadvantaged by this?

5.Why?