What does ephebiphobia mean?
Ephebiphobia means An irrational fear of adolescent people..
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An irrational fear of adolescent people..
Such quotes illustrate what I believe has become a historically nurtured and culturally damaging phenomenon: ephebiphobia—the fear of youth. But today this problem is worse than ever.
Indeed, Byron (2009) suggests that ephebiphobia (fear of youth) is a historically nurtured and culturally damaging phenomenon that is worse today than ever.
However, Hollywood studios did not suddenly blank on hedonistic teen roles in the early 1950s: their process of introducing the postwar teenager was careful if not apprehensive, as they gradually exaggerated the ephebiphobia—fear of teenagers—that was seeping into popular culture and politics.
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Ephebiphobia means An irrational fear of adolescent people..
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Such quotes illustrate what I believe has become a historically nurtured and culturally damaging phenomenon: ephebiphobia—the fear of youth. But today this problem is worse than ever.
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