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Person.png Kenneth Keniston   AmazonRdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
(academic)
Kenneth Keniston.jpg
Born6 January 1930
Chicago
Died14 February 2020 (Age 90)
NationalityUS
Alma materHarvard University, Oxford University/Balliol College
SpouseSuzanne Berger
Member ofHarvard/International Seminar/1954, Harvard/International Seminar/1956, Harvard/International Seminar/1957, Rhodes Scholar/1951
Interestsyouth
US academic who spoke on "youth" at the 1969 Bilderberg

Career

In 1971 Kenneth Keniston developed the idea of youth. He highlighted some of the various themes and transformations he viewed as crucial in defining “youth” as a stage of life. In his book Youth and Dissent: A Rise in a New Opposition, he discusses the underlying differences between what is referred to as adolescence and young adulthood. He claims that adolescence is typically reflective of an incline in immaturity and a reflection in youthful behavior.

Keniston taught at Harvard University and Yale University before joining the MIT faculty in 1977,


 

Event Participated in

EventStartEndLocation(s)Description
Bilderberg/19699 May 196911 May 1969Denmark
Hotel Marienlyst
Elsinore
The 18th Bilderberg meeting, with 85 participants
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