Young people are rarely heard and appear only as statistical aggregates

Evidence

My starting point is that any credible discussion, both politically and sociologically, of issues of youth crime or racism or multiculturalism needs to begin by appreciating that young people can speak for themselves, and it might be worth us taking the time to listen. — David Theo Goldberg, John Solomos, A Companion to Racial and Ethnic Studies, 2977

Categorization

• SEED: An essay angle: how public discourse speaks about youth as a category (juvenile delinquent, minority youth) without ever letting any actual young person speak — the ‘emblem without a face.’