3 Stereotypes of Youth: They (youth) Can not be trusted "Youth are to be feared, controlled, contained, and as Nathan noted, "Kept in." (Steinberg 269). "Young people are self- indulgent and uninvested in more sophisticated "adult" concerns" (Bogad). Why we believe them: Media -magazines, television, music, movies, etc. They tell stories on how teens are believed to act Old Traditions - older generations telling how youth act. Believe in "motions" youth have to go though "We believe we know youth- we once were youth" (Bogad). "Psychological and biological assumptions" (Bogad). - this is youth having to act a certain "because they are youth" Things that have been thought. My Memory: As a youth I was often not considered an equal by an adult. An example that stands out to me is when I was 18 and working at Kohl's my senior year of high school. While I was inside wo
Youth in Action leads by letting the Youth lead. The youth our the future. How can we make changes if we don't know the current situations? Sure we can hear stories but we are not living it. YIA teams up with its youth to hear about the issues they are dealing with daily so they can address them and create workshops to help create a better environment. Basically, YIA makes sure youth are involved every step of the way and that is how they lead. 
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