Youth Culture

Youth culture
European
reference
Youth cultures have not been part of all societies throughout history;
they appear most frequently where significant realms of social
autonomy for young people become regularized and expected features
of the socialization process.
The term youth culture refers to the ways that teenagers

conduct their lives. Youth culture can pertain to interests, styles,
behaviours, music, beliefs, vocabulary, clothes, sports and dating.
Elements of youth culture include beliefs, behaviors,

styles, and interests. An emphasis on clothes,
popular music, sports, vocabulary, and dating set
adolescents apart from other age groups, giving them
what many believe is a distinct culture of their own.
Within youth culture, there are many distinct and
constantly changing youth subcultures. These
subcultures' norms, values, behaviors, and styles
vary widely, and may differ from the general youth
culture.
Understanding what adolescents think and do is
fundamental to understanding the relationship
between structure and agency, social patterns and
individual action.
Psychologists such as Erik Erikson theorize that the primary goal in the development stage
of adolescence is to answer the question Who am I? This begin the case, it is natural to
assume that in determining ones identity, one would seek others within the same age group
to grow and learn together and understand the social norms and values of society.
For decades, adults have worried that youth subcultures were the root of moral
degradation and changing values in younger generations. Researchers have
characterized youth culture as embodying values that are "in conflict with
those of the adult world".
Common concerns about youth culture include a perceived lack of interest in

education, involvement in risky behaviors like substance use and sexual activity,
and engaging extensively in leisure activities. These perceptions have led many
adults to believe that adolescents hold different values than older generations and
to perceive youth culture as an attack on the morals of current society. Despite
the attitudes of many adults, there is not a consensus among researchers about
whether youth subcultures hold different beliefs than adults do.
The access of young people to culture, as happens with other socioeconomic processes, is mediated by
three interactive facts, which could almost be termed as a youth cultural cycle: production (creation),
circulation ( diffusion) and consumption (reception). Here young people are not merely passive
spectators, but they are active agents, incorporating their taste, values and attitudes into the cultural
scene. Young people can be a powerful force in precipitating change in society
Youth culture and youth art as expression of freedom is very important topic to be
developed within the European field. Youth is more and more present in the social
and political scene bringing new forms of expression. More and more music,
grafiti, murales, and so on became a way of expression, of communication with the
outside world.
Although individuals who have contacts with other European countries and citizens tend
to be more supportive of the EU, their attitudes, opinions and images also develop
through their national cultures, which frame their way of perceiving things.
Cultural expression is one of the eight key competencies. Key competences for lifelong learning are a
combination of knowledge, skills and attitudes particularly necessary for personal fulfilment and
development, social inclusion, active citizenship and employment.
Exercising citizenship is one of the main transitions that

young people undergo as they enter adulthood. Active
citizenship can facilitate collective action, which can yield
more effective and better-targeted public services.
Collective action, public accountability, caring for kin and community and stewardship of the
environment are much more difficult without the contributions of an active citizenry. Active
citizenship can also broaden the access of previously excluded groups to opportunities for growth
and higher living standards.
However the isolation of rural youth, as well as the resistance of the rural
community to outside influences, tends to limit opportunities to prepare youth
for the changing workplace and to become participating citizens in a democratic
and increasingly diverse society.
In contemporary accounts of cultural value, young

people's perspectives are often restricted to analyses of
their encounters with formal cultural institutions or
schools or to debates surrounding the cultural
implications of new digital spaces and technologies.
Transmitting the values of intercultural understanding, cultural diversity and creating a

sustainable environment from one generation to the next is essential if the seeds of peace
are to be planted and nurtured by future generations. In this way the youth will have a
variety of options in their future life. Also, there would be a better communication
between generations.
Positive Youth Development, in concept and execution, embraces the principle that
youth are still developing druing adolescence. Advocates of this approach recognize
the potential for shaping the citizens of the future. In the case of urban youth, there is
a great challenge to treat them fairly. Young people have the interest, energy and
passion to address issues and concerns, such as heritage management, sustainable
tourism, local development and community involvement.
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The term youth culture refers to the ways that teenagers

Elements of youth culture include beliefs, behaviors,

Common concerns about youth culture include a perceived lack of interest in

Exercising citizenship is one of the main transitions that

In contemporary accounts of cultural value, young

Transmitting the values of intercultural understanding, cultural diversity and creating a

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