Kids these days
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"Kids these days" is the belief that the present generation of young people is inferior or deficient compared to previous generations. Such beliefs have been reported since 624 BCE.[1] This term has been widely acknowledged as being ageist and adultist.
References[]
- ^ Protzko, John; Schooler, Jonathan W. (2019). "Kids these days: Why the youth of today seem lacking". Science Advances. 5 (10): eaav5916. doi:10.1126/sciadv.aav5916. PMC 6795513.
Further reading[]
- Ruggeri, Amanda. "People have always whinged about young adults. Here's proof". www.bbc.com. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
- Sternheimer, Karen (2006). Kids These Days: Facts and Fictions about Today's Youth. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 978-0-7425-4668-4.
- Resnick, Brian (2019-11-12). "Why old people will always complain about young people". Vox. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
Categories:
- Youth
- Age-related stereotypes