youth
Sign in to savethumbnail|A group of college-aged girls in the United States, 1973. thumb|Two Irish secondary school-aged girls at a [[picnic table]] Youth is the time of life when one is young. The word, youth, can also mean the time between childhood and adulthood (maturity), but it can also refer to one's peak, in terms of health or the period of life known as being a young adult. Youth is also defined as "the appearance, freshness, vigor, spirit, etc., characteristic of one, who is young". Its definitions of a specific age range varies, as youth is not defined chronologically as a stage that can be tied t
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Youth is the time of life between childhood and adulthood, characterized by qualities like freshness, vigor, and vitality, though its exact age range varies depending on context. It matters because it represents a distinct and formative period when people experience significant physical, social, and personal development.
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25 sectionsContents
- Terminology and definitions
- General
- Other definitions
- Youth rights
- Voting age
- Age of candidacy
- Age of consent
- Defense of infancy
- Drinking age
- Driving age
- Legal working age
- Student rights in higher education
- Smoking age
- School and education
- Health and mortality
- Diabetes
- Obesity
- Bullying
- Sexual health and politics
- General
- Philippines
- In the Global South
- See also
- References
- External links
thumbnail|A group of college-aged girls in the United States, 1973. thumb|Two Irish secondary school-aged girls at a [[picnic table]] Youth is the time of life when one is young. The word, youth, can also mean the time between childhood and adulthood (maturity), but it can also refer to one's peak, in terms of health or the period of life known as being a young adult. Youth is also defined as "the appearance, freshness, vigor, spirit, etc., characteristic of one, who is young". Its definitions of a specific age range varies, as youth is not defined chronologically as a stage that can be tied to specific age ranges; nor can its end point be linked to specific activities, such as taking unpaid work, or having sexual relations.
Youth is an experience that may shape an individual's level of dependency, which can be marked in various ways according to different cultural perspectives. Personal experience is marked by an individual's cultural norms or traditions, while a youth's level of dependency means the extent to which they still rely on their family emotionally and economically.