Comments on: More on hugs and teen culture http://karenrayne.com/2009/05/28/more-on-hugs-and-teen-culture/ Sat, 11 Feb 2012 02:27:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: Alice http://karenrayne.com/2009/05/28/more-on-hugs-and-teen-culture/comment-page-1/#comment-4639 Alice Fri, 29 May 2009 11:25:18 +0000 http://karenrayne.com/?p=641#comment-4639 I can't deal with getting physically close to anyone I don't completely trust, so I'm sure I would stand out in the hug culture. (And I grew up in a culture where people kiss each other on the cheek all the time, which created awkward situations on a regular basis.) But, good grief, is hugging so shocking that the "grown-ups" have to blow it out of proportion? At least they took a break from writing about violence. I can’t deal with getting physically close to anyone I don’t completely trust, so I’m sure I would stand out in the hug culture. (And I grew up in a culture where people kiss each other on the cheek all the time, which created awkward situations on a regular basis.) But, good grief, is hugging so shocking that the “grown-ups” have to blow it out of proportion?

At least they took a break from writing about violence.

]]> By: karenrayne http://karenrayne.com/2009/05/28/more-on-hugs-and-teen-culture/comment-page-1/#comment-4632 karenrayne Thu, 28 May 2009 16:04:23 +0000 http://karenrayne.com/?p=641#comment-4632 Thank you for bringing up this important distinction, Margaret! Thank you for bringing up this important distinction, Margaret!

]]> By: Margaret Pevec http://karenrayne.com/2009/05/28/more-on-hugs-and-teen-culture/comment-page-1/#comment-4631 Margaret Pevec Thu, 28 May 2009 16:00:39 +0000 http://karenrayne.com/?p=641#comment-4631 As usual, I enjoyed your wonderful insights and appreciate your comments about youth culture, except the last. I wish you would use the word "adultism" to refer to adults disrespecting young people. When writing my thesis about parent/adolescent communication, I did extensive research in the academic literature on the word "ageism." Even though it is supposed to mean oppression based on age, it is almost 100% focused on the oppression of elders. In addition, youth oppression and elder oppression, which having some similarities are also quite different. For more information, please visit the Wikipedia entry for adultism, or read my blog about adultism at: http://adultism.blogspot.com. I and others (especially Adam Fletcher at http://www.youngerworld.org) believe that having a specific name for youth oppression is an important step in the education process to reverse its damaging impact on our youth and our society. As usual, I enjoyed your wonderful insights and appreciate your comments about youth culture, except the last. I wish you would use the word “adultism” to refer to adults disrespecting young people. When writing my thesis about parent/adolescent communication, I did extensive research in the academic literature on the word “ageism.” Even though it is supposed to mean oppression based on age, it is almost 100% focused on the oppression of elders. In addition, youth oppression and elder oppression, which having some similarities are also quite different. For more information, please visit the Wikipedia entry for adultism, or read my blog about adultism at: http://adultism.blogspot.com. I and others (especially Adam Fletcher at http://www.youngerworld.org) believe that having a specific name for youth oppression is an important step in the education process to reverse its damaging impact on our youth and our society.

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