Youth definition
Introduction of youth:
various agency has different views and ideas regarding youth definition some of them are given below.
According
to the Oxford dictionary, youth means the part of life that success to
childhood; the period of existence preceding maturity of age; the whole early
part of life, from childhood, or, sometimes, from infancy, to manhood (Oxford
dictionary, 2004)
According
to the DFID, “Youth are those who have just finished schooling, are sexually
active, and facing livelihoods/ unemployment issues and the wider effects of
structural poverty.” (DFID, 2012)
According
to psychological point of view “The time when we look at what we want and then
find out that we can’t have it both ways. Middle age is defined as a time when
person realizes that he has reached the point of no return. Old ages described
as a triumph of hope over experience.” (YUWA, 2012 February, pg2)
According to the social point of view, “A
person who has surpassed the age of innocence and freedom age of making
mistakes; a person from whom the society starts expecting active contributions
and who prepares to step in a settled life where he/she has greater
responsibility to the society and family.” (YUWA, 2012 February, pg2)
UNESCO
understands that young people are a heterogeneous group in constant evolution
and that the experience of ‘being young’ varies enormously across regions and
within countries. (Tribhuvan University, 2006)
Association of Youth Organization (AYON) defined Youth refer
to the period when, mental and physical development from being children to
being adolescents. In this period, while experiencing various troubles and
emotional conflicts, adolescents establish their livelihood bases as the
standard-bearers of the society, contribute to society through their
participation in public affairs, and widen the scope of their activities both
domestically and internationally in accordance with their skills, aptitude, and
so on. (AYON, 2010)
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