juvenoia

English

Etymology

Coined by American sociologist David Finkelhor in 2010, from a blend of juvenile +‎ paranoia.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒuːvəˈnɔɪə/

Noun

juvenoia (uncountable)

  1. (neologism) The fear or hostility directed by an older generation toward a younger one, or toward youth culture in general.
    • 2011 January, David Finkelhor, “The Internet, Youth Safety and the Problem of “Juvenoia””, in University of New Hampshire, Crimes against Children Research Center‎[1], archived from the original on 8 July 2014, page 14:
      One particularly salient and instructive example of a full blown juvenoia from recent time was the comic book scare of the 1950s, elaborated in a fascinating book by David Hajdu, The 10 Cent Plague.(Hajdu, 2009)
    • 2014 March 12, Chris Ferguson, “What’s Really Wrong With Young People Today: Juvenoia”, in TIME‎[2]:
      I suspect that this case and the attention it has garnered is another example of juvenoia. Juvenoia, a term usually credited to sociologist David Finkelhor, refers to the fear of juveniles by older adults. Juvenoia is manifest in a multitude of ways, including the belief that today’s youth are worse behaved than ever before, despite much evidence to the contrary.
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