ERIC Number: EJ1425389
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
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Heavy on the Solidarity, Light on the Adultism: Adult Supports for Youth Activism
Stephanie C. Serriere; Tennisha Riley
Democracy & Education, v32 n1 Article 3 2024
This data-based theoretical paper explores the contrasting tensions of adults being in "solidarity" with youths while not reproducing systems of oppression through adultism. Written by adults who have been engaged side-by-side with youth activism, the purpose of this article is to better understand what adult solidarity and support look like according to youth activists themselves as we grapple with the unintentional mechanisms of reinforcing oppressive power dynamics between young people and adults in activist communities. Extending on the Gaztambide-Fernández's (2012) notion of "relational solidarity," the findings offer four types of actions (modeling, connecting, supporting, and protecting) adults can do to authentically support youths and thereby adds conceptual clarification and nuance for adults seeking to work in solidarity in more authentic youth adult partnerships (YAPs).
Descriptors: Participant Characteristics, Activism, Group Unity, Cooperation, Political Attitudes, Social Attitudes, Social Justice, Intergenerational Programs, Adults, Interpersonal Relationship, Participatory Research, Action Research, Modeling (Psychology), Adolescents, Adolescent Attitudes, Social Support Groups
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