Cultural adultism is a much more ambiguous, yet much more prevalent, form of discrimination or intolerance towards youth. Any restriction or exploitation of people because of their young age, as opposed to their ability, comprehension, or capacity, may be said to be adultist. These restrictions are often attributed to euphemisms afforded to adults on the basis of age alone, such as "better judgment" or "the wisdom of age." A parenting magazine editor comments, "Most of the time people talk differently to kids than to adults, and often they act differently, too." This summarizes cultural adultism. For examples see:
- Aesthetics
- Child abuse
- Academic misconceptions of youth
- Commercialization
- Online filters
- Corporal punishment
- Literature
- Child labor
- Mass marketing to youth
- Peer pressure
- Child prostitution
- Controversy over sagging
- Scapegoating
- Stereotypes about Youth subculture
- Teen sex
- Drinking age
- Generation gap
- poverty
- unemployment gaps in ages 18 to 25
- Moralism
- Mental illness
- Runaways
Read more about this topic: Adultism, Classification of Adultism
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—Johan Huizinga (1872–1945)