Y07W36VC Theme Words — Youth & society

All the people born and living at around the same time, or the average period of about thirty years within which a new set of people is born.

Word Breakdown: -ation (suffix forming nouns meaning ‘the act, process, or result of’)

Word family: generational (adj.), generations (n. plural)

Example: Each generation faces its own unique set of challenges, shaped by the historical and social context it inherits.

Synonyms: cohort, age group, era

Collocations: the current generation, generational change, younger generation

A particular way of viewing or thinking about an issue, shaped by a person’s background, beliefs, or experience.

Word family: perspectives (n. plural)

Example: The documentary explored the issue from the perspective of young people living in rural communities.

Synonyms: viewpoint, standpoint, outlook

Collocations: different perspectives, from the perspective of, shift perspective

To give something, such as effort, ideas, or resources, to help achieve a shared goal.

Word family: contribution (n.), contributor (n.)

Example: Young people are increasingly encouraged to contribute to community decisions that affect their lives directly.

Synonyms: add, provide, participate

Collocations: contribute to, contribute ideas, actively contribute

To give reasons in support of or against something, especially in a written or formal discussion.

Word family: argument (n.), argumentative (adj.)

Example: Many researchers argue that young people today face unique pressures that previous generations did not experience.

Synonyms: contend, maintain, assert

Collocations: argue that, argue for, argue a case

To state that something is true, especially without providing conclusive proof, or the statement itself.

Word family: claimant (n.)

Example: The article claimed that social media was responsible for rising rates of anxiety among teenagers.

Synonyms: assert, state, contend

Collocations: claim that, make a claim, support a claim

To assert or argue that something is the case, especially in a debate or formal discussion.

Word family: contention (n.), contentious (adj.)

Example: The researcher contended that the data had been misinterpreted in the original report.

Synonyms: argue, assert, maintain

Collocations: contend that, contend with, strongly contend

To state something confidently and forcefully as a fact, often in the face of potential disagreement.

Word Breakdown: -ert (from Latin *assertus*, meaning ‘to claim or declare’; the prefix as- intensifies the meaning)

Word family: assertion (n.), assertive (adj.)

Example: The speaker asserted that young people had been unfairly excluded from meaningful political debate.

Synonyms: declare, insist, maintain

Collocations: assert that, assert a position, assert the right to

To state something firmly and consistently, or to keep something in its current condition.

Word family: maintenance (n.)

Example: She maintained throughout the debate that youth voices deserved equal weight in policy decisions.

Synonyms: insist, uphold, argue

Collocations: maintain a position, maintain that, maintain standards

Used to introduce an author’s or speaker’s central position or claim in a formal text.

Example: Johnson (2021) argues that young people are more politically engaged than media coverage typically suggests.

Synonyms: X contends that, X asserts that, X maintains that

Collocations: X argues that, X strongly argues that, X consistently argues that