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The UN defines youth as the age cohort between 18 and 24.
The UN defines youth as the age cohort between 18 and 24.
False
The majority of youth live in the Global North.
The majority of youth live in the Global North.
False
Over 30% of the global population is not affected by inadequate, adverse, or precarious living conditions, according to the information provided.
Over 30% of the global population is not affected by inadequate, adverse, or precarious living conditions, according to the information provided.
False
The concept of youth is the same across all societies and social groupings, as stated in the text.
The concept of youth is the same across all societies and social groupings, as stated in the text.
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Globalization has no impact on youth cultures according to recent research findings.
Globalization has no impact on youth cultures according to recent research findings.
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Studies of youth in the Global South mainly focus on the emergence of sub-cultures and the notion of risk, unlike studies in the Global North.
Studies of youth in the Global South mainly focus on the emergence of sub-cultures and the notion of risk, unlike studies in the Global North.
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Youth in state discourses are often depicted as being 'at risk' or 'a risk', requiring education, discipline, and social control.
Youth in state discourses are often depicted as being 'at risk' or 'a risk', requiring education, discipline, and social control.
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The Arab Spring led to better, freer, and more democratic futures in all North African and Middle Eastern countries.
The Arab Spring led to better, freer, and more democratic futures in all North African and Middle Eastern countries.
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Youth have settled socially and fully belong to society once they come out of childhood according to the text.
Youth have settled socially and fully belong to society once they come out of childhood according to the text.
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Youth is proposed as a separate generational, age set, and social category intersected by gender, class, ethnicity, and citizenship in the chapter.
Youth is proposed as a separate generational, age set, and social category intersected by gender, class, ethnicity, and citizenship in the chapter.
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