From the concept of youth to those of youths and youthful

Abstract

This article reviews part of the literature that has intended to define the concept ofyouth. This revision diverges from a kind of transcultural analysis, carried out in the field of social anthropology, that define the term “youth” from the perspective of the westernized world, constructing a reflection on all the societies as a whole, with the parameters with which the West has perceived youth. This revision of the theoretical production, on the contrary, approaches the socio-historical discourse that defines youth in a contextualized manner, by referring to specific societies and to the historical times in which they evolve.