Additionally, many youth-led social change efforts have inherently responded to adultism, particularly those associated with youth activism and student activism, each of which in their own respects have struggled with the effects of institutionalized and cultural adultism.
Takođe, mnogi napori vezani za promenu statusa mladih su dodatno reagovali na adultizam, posebno oni povezani sa aktivizmom mladih i aktivizmom studenata, od kojih se svaki u svom domenu borio sa efektima institucionalnog i kulturnog adultizma.