Title: Discrimination Against Youth – Freechild Institute
Headings: Discrimination Against Youth
Discrimination Against Youth
Identifying Discrimination
Discrimination against Youth in Language
Discrimination against Youth in Youth Work
Discrimination against Youth in School
Discrimination against Youth in Communities
How YOU Can Resist Discrimination Against Youth
Tips for Addressing Discrimination Against Youth
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Published by Adam F.C. Fletcher

Content: Discrimination against children and youth is caused by the bias adults have for other adults that causes them to discriminate against young people. Bias for adults is called adultism. When something is based on adultism, it is called adultcentrism. While adultism is sometimes appropriate, adultcentrism is often inappropriate. Compulsory education can force students to disengage from the love of learning. Youth development programs can force youth to disconnect from adults. Almost every activity that is for young people is decided upon, developed, assessed and redeveloped without young people. That is adultcentrism. Language, programs, teaching styles, and all relationships between young people and adults are adultcentric. The most “youth-friendly” adults are often adultist, assuming that youth need them – which, while it may be true, is still centered on adult perspectives.