I’m becoming more and more aware of the use of the word ‘Youth’ in the media. This is an example of where a positive story calls them teenagers and doesn’t use the word Youth.
Why do I think it’s an issue, because the more the medihttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gifa uses the word Youth, in a negative barrage of stories about some young people’s actions, the more that the public will subconsciously or consciously associate “Youth Work” as being for “Bold” young people. This ignores the development nature of the services provided by youth organizations and I would fear that it focuses the attention of policy makers and funders on the prevention of deviant behavior and treats youth work as a form of social control rather than a societies commitment to the holistic development of the young people in our communities.
http://www.thejournal.ie/hero-students-rescue-men-from-blaze-205035-Aug2011/?new_comment=1#comment-79453
Rant over.
Peace
