Adolescence
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Adolescence is the time between being a child and a mature adult, that is the period of time during which a person slowly grows into an adult, but is emotionally not mature. Adolescence in the English-speaking world usually corresponds to the teenager years of 13-19 which are so named because of the end of the English words "thirteen" to "nineteen".[1]
The ages when one is no longer a child, and when one becomes an adult, vary by culture. In many cultures they are marked by rites of passage. The word comes from the Latin verb adolescere meaning "to grow up." During this time, a person's body, emotions and academic standing change a lot. When adolescence starts, in America, children usually finish elementary school and enter secondary education, such as middle school or high school.
During this period of life, most children go through the physical stages of puberty, which can often begin before a person has reached the age of 13. They also have a growth spurt in which their height increases more rapidly than in childhood or adulthood.
Most cultures think of people as becoming adults at various ages of the teenage years. For example, Jewish tradition thinks that people are adults at age 13, and this change is celebrated in the Bar Mitzvah (for boys) and the Bat Mitzvah (for girls) ceremony. Usually, there is a formal age of majority when adolescents formally (under the law) become adults.
Adolescence Media
Approximate outline of development periods in childhood and early adulthood development. Adolescence is marked in red at top right.
Portrait of Granville Stanley Hall (1844—1924).
The Sisters, by James Collinson
Shibuya 109 gyaru store staff from the Japanese brand Golds Infinity. Gyaru is a fashion style popular with youth.
Painting of an apprentice cobbler, 1877. Despite his youthful appearance, he has taken on adult roles – working for pay and smoking tobacco.
Portrait of a noble girl c. 1571
Irish teenagers over 18 hanging around outside a bar. People under 18 are not allowed to drink outside the home; this is not strictly enforced in Ireland.
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References
- ↑ Louw, D. A. (1998). Human Development. p. 384. ISBN 9780798647083.
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Other websites
- Adolescence -Citizendium .