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• Usage In common usage around the world, "adolescent", "teenager", although the term 'teenager' is an artifact of the English counting system, not something that occurs in most languages. The term 'teenager' in its current form was reportedly first used by Bill Haley in February of a 1952 UK concert. Adolescence is recognized as both a cultural/social phenomenon and as a standardized human development phase. In sociology, adolescence is seen as a cultural phenomenon for the working world and therefore its end points are not easily tied to physical milestones. The time identified with dramatic changes in the body, along with developments in a person's psychology and academic career. In the In commerce, this generation is seen as an important target. Mobile onset of adolescence, children usually complete elementary school school. A person between early childhood and the teenage years is preferences among adolescents may vary greatly across the sometimes referred to as a pre-teen or tween. As a transitional stage of human development, adolescence is the period in which a child matures into an adult. This transition involves biological (i.e. pubertal), social, and psychological changes, though the biological ones are the easiest to measure objectively. Organization (WHO) defines adolescence as the period of life between 10 and 19 years of age.[1] In contrast, in the United States, adolescence is generally considered to begin somewhere between ages 12 and 14, and end at 19 or 20. As distinct from the adolescence and pre-adulthood. Arnett (2000) calls this stage varied interpretations of who is considered an "adolescent", word "teenager" is more easily defined: it describes a person who is thirteen to nineteen years of age. During this period of life, most children go through the physical stages of puberty which often begins between the ages of nine and thirteen. (See Puberty below) Most cultures regard people as becoming adults at various ages of the teenage years. Most likely at the age of twenty one. (See Social and cultural below) Puberty Main article: Puberty Puberty is the stage of the lifespan in which a child develops secondary voice in boys, and development of breasts in girls) as his or her hormonal balance shifts strongly towards an adult state. This is triggered by the pituitary gland, which secretes a surge of hormones into the blood stream and begins the rapid maturation of the gonads: the girl's ovaries and the boy's testicles. The onset of puberty in girls appears to be related to body fat percentage. In most Western countries, the average age of menarche fell, in a secular trend, over the last century, possibly because of improved nutrition and increased caloric intake. Some theorists believe that analysis of data shows the age of onset of development is rapid[6] and the thoughts, ideas and concepts menarche to correlate to whether a girl lives with her natural father, a stepfather, or no father at all. own minimum driving age of which a curfew may be imposed), but Yet others propose a climatological connection and attribute the decreased average age of menarche in part to climate change or global warming. The debates regarding both of these theories are politically charged. developed. This culture is often distinctly different from the Preteens Main article: Preteen The word preteen describes a child approaching the teenage years. is The neologism tween has the same meaning, and isn't in general use as either a colloquial or scientific term. This word the comes from the age being between that of a child and a teenager, and perhaps it has also been inspired by the first sounds of numeral may roughly be considered as covering the ages from 10 to 13 inclusive. Teenagers or showing behavioral, emotional or social emancipation Main article: Youth The term teenager, or teen, is the usual Western designation for an Stress" and, according to him, conflict at this developmental stage is Adolescent and derives from the western view that adolescence starts at 13 and ends at 20, the seven numbers, 13,14,15,16,17,18 and 19 all end in Teen if expressed in the decimal numerical representation. Equivalent words in other languages may apply to a larger age bracket, including (at least some) preteens; e.g. tiener in Dutch officially from 12, colloquially from 10. family, education, work and recreation; these occur in school, home, youth organizations and other settings throughout the community. Many argue that in Western cultures, a distinct youth culture has mainstream culture, sometimes in rebellion against it, and thus is often referred to as a subculture or counterculture, although leadership. subcultures or countercultures themselves are not always necessarily youth-oriented. This rebellion is also referred to as youth voice, and is used in positively ways, including youth leadership and youth participation activities. Since the explosion of the internet in popular culture during the late 1990s and the early 2000s, Teens are able to communicate online using instant messaging (AIM, MSN, Yahoo!), internet forums social-networking websites (Bebo, MySpace, Facebook, Friendster, Piczo). The internet has changed how teens interact with each other and has opened new possibilities for long-distance relationships both platonic they cannot legally purchase or consume alcohol until 21. In Europe and romantic in nature. Emerging adulthood Some scholars have theorized a new stage of development, post-"emerging adulthood," and argues that it is characterized by "relative independence from social roles and from normative expectations...Emerging adulthood is a time of life when many different directions remain possible, when the scope of There are numerous activities in which teenagers engage, namely independent exploration of life's possibilities is greater for most people than it will be at any other period of the life course." Arnett notes, however, that this stage is situationally and culturally constructed (i.e., people in other countries may not experience this as a unique life stage). Psychology of adolescents Main article: Adolescent psychology Adolescent psychology is associated with the notable changes in the behavior and characteristics of adolescents, cognitive, emotional and attitudal changes take place during this period, which can be a cause of conflict on one hand and positive personality development on the other. Due to the adolescents' experiencing various cognitive and physical changes, it is frequently notable that they start giving more importance to their peer group and less to their parents, due to the aggregated influence of whom they might go on to indulge in activities not deemed as socially acceptable, although this may be more of a social phenomenon than a psychological one.[2] In the search for a unique social identity for themselves, adolescents are frequently found confused between the right and wrong. G. Stanley Hall denoted this period as one of "Storm and normal and not unusual. Margaret Mead, on the other hand, attributed the behavior of adolescents to their culture and University of Minessota Press, 2002. upbringing.[3] However, Piaget, attributed this stage in development with greatly increased cognitive abilities; at this stage of life the individual's thoughts start taking more of an abstract form and the egocentric thoughts decrease, hence the individual is able to think and reason in a wider perspective.[4] Positive Psychology is sometimes brought up when addressing adolescent psychology as well. This approach towards adolescents refers to providing them with motivation to become socially acceptable and notable individuals, since many adolescents find themselves bored and unmotivated.[5] It should also be noted that adolescence is the stage of a psychological breakthrough in a person's life when the cognitive developed at this period of life greatly influence the individual's life in future and play a major role in character and personality formation.[7] may Adolescent sexuality Main articles: Adolescent sexuality and Adolescent sexual behavior Adolescent sexuality refers to sexual feelings, behavior and development in adolescents and is a stage of human sexuality. Sexuality and sexual desire usually begins to appear along with the onset of puberty. The expression of sexual desire among 1989 (children defined as under 18), almost every country (except adolescents (or anyone, for that matter), might be influenced by social engineering, social control, taboos, and other kinds of social mores. In the United States, sexual activity among adolescents is sometimes associated with a number of risks as well as stigmas and associated with include emotional distress, sexually transmitted diseases (including HIV/AIDS) and pregnancy through failure or non-use of birth control. In terms of sexual identity, sexual spectrum from heterosexuality and LGBT orientations to pansexuality and sexual fetishism. Social and cultural Main article: Youth culture Entering post-secondary education is often considered a rite of passage in Western cultures. phones, contemporary popular music, movies, television programs, sports, video games and clothes are heavily marketed and often popular amongst adolescents. In the past (and still in some cultures) there were ceremonies that shiki (literally "adult ceremony") is a Japanese example of this. Upanayanam is a coming of age ceremony for males in the Hindu world. In Judaism, 12-year-old females and 13-year-old males become b'nai mitzvah and often have a celebration to mark this coming of age. Among some denominations of Christianity, the rite or sacrament of Confirmation is received by adolescents and may be considered the time at which adolescents becomes members of the church in their own right. African boys also have a coming of age ceremony in which, upon reaching adolescence, the males state a promise to never do anything to shame their families or their village. This was also continued among African-American slaves in the early days of slavery before the practice was outlawed. In United States, girls will often have a "sweet sixteen" party to celebrate turning the aforementioned age, a tradition similar to the fiesta de quince in Latin culture. Adolescents have also been an important factor in many movements for positive social change around the world. The popular history of adolescents participating in these movements may perhaps start with Joan of Arc, and extend to present times with popular youth activism, student activism, and other efforts to make youth engage in underage smoking or drinking, and in some cultures this is Teenagers in Nicaragua voice heard. Legal issues The neutrality of this article or section is disputed. Between a Violin and a Coffin Please see the discussion on the talk page. This article or section does not cite any references or sources. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable Any material not supported by sources tagged since December 2006. A number of social scientists, including anthropologist Margaret Mead and sociologist Mike Males, have repeatedly noted the contradictory treatment of laws affecting adolescents in the United States. As Males has noted, the US Supreme Court has, "explicitly ruled that policy-makers may impose adult responsibilities and "teen", "youth", and "young person" may be considered synonyms - punishments on individual youths as if they were adults at the same time laws and policies abrogate adolescents’ rights en masse as if they were children." Internationally, those over a certain age (often 18, though this under the age of legal responsibility may be considered too young to be held accountable for criminal action. This is called the defense of infancy. The issue of youth activism affecting political, social, educational, and moral circumstances is of growing significance around the world. Youth-led organizations around the world have fought for social justice, the youth vote seeking to gain teenagers the right to Human development and psychology vote, to secure more youth rights, and demanding better schools through student activism. sources. (help, get involved!) Youth are also becoming more involved in community leadership, governance, and service. And most importantly are becoming a contrbuting member of society. Volunteerism among youth is at a record high, while student voice in schools and youth voice in communities is being engaged in community organizations, government boards, and in youth-serving nonprofit staffs and The Savage. A good (pre)history of the development of the teenager is to sale of selected items such as cigarettes, alcohol, and videos with sexual or violent content is often prohibited based on age. Such age restrictions vary widely. In practice, it is common that young people tolerated to a certain degree. In the United States, varies) are legally considered responsible adults. Those who are teenagers are allowed to drive between 14-17 (each state sets its it is more common for the driving age to be higher (18, usually) while and enter secondary education, such as middle school or high the drinking age is lower than that of the US (usually 21). The traditional age of full maturity in the U.S. is 21 and, until recently vote until this age. At present, citizens may vote at 18 and usually can run in local and state elections at that age (and sometimes do; in rare cases, high school students have run for school board positions[citation needed], and at least one has been elected. In most states the age of legal majority is now 18 years as is the case in Australia, Uk, Mexico, NZ and many other countries.mayor).[8] One must be 25, however, to serve in the House of Representatives and 30 to serve in the Senate, or 35 to serve as the President of the United States. Since the advent of the Convention on the Rights of the Child in the U.S. & Somalia) in the world has become voluntarily legally committed to advancing an anti-discriminatory stance towards young (LiveWire, Peer Support Network) and people of all ages. This is a legally binding document which secures youth participation throughout society while acting against twelve and the similarity to teen. unchecked child labor, child soldiers, child prostitution, and pornography. References ^ Goodburn, Elizabeth A., and Ross, David A. (1995). "A Picture of Health: A Review and Annotated Bibliography of the Health of be challenged and removed at any time. This article has been Young People in Developing Countries." Published by the World celebrated adulthood, typically occurring during adolescence. Seijin Health Organization and UNICEF. ^ http://www.oberlin.edu/faculty/ndarling/adpeer1.htm ^ http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/cultural/anthropology/Mead.html ^ http://www.etr.org/recapp/theories/AdolescentDevelopment/developmentalTheories.htm (see: Twenty-sixth amendment) people were not legally allowed to ^ Thomas Kelly, Positive psychology and adolescent mental health: false promise or true breakthrough?, 2004 sex characteristics (for example deeper ^ http://www.newcastle.edu.au/group/ajedp/Archive/Volume_7/v7-wan.pdf ^ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=14484851&dopt=Abstract ^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4429192.stm Peter Christenson, Ph.D., It's Not Only Rock & Roll: Popular Music in the Lives of Adolescents, Hampton Press, 1998. Jane Hunter, Ph.D., How Young Ladies Became Girls: The Victorian Origins of American Girlhood, Yale University Press, 2003. The ages of adolescence vary by culture. The World Health Harmful to Minors: The Perils of Protecting Children from Sex, See Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Young people Wikibooks has a book on the topic of Guide to Growing Up taboos. The risks of adolescent sexual activity is sometimes Activism Student activism Youth activism Adolescent medicine Education Ephebiphobia - the irrational fear of adolescents gaining more rights Ephebophilia - a sexual preference in which an adult is primarily or exclusively sexually attracted to postpubescent adolescents Puberty Rite of passage Sex education Student voice Teen idol There is no universally agreed definition of "preteen", but the term Images of young people Teen magazine Teenagers in history Youth culture Youth rights Youth voice Adolescent psychology Educational psychology Developmental psychology Human development Erikson's stages of psychosocial development particularly stages 5 & 6 Kohlberg's stages of moral development particularly stage 3 Compare with Adult Aging Child Peter Pan syndrome Young adult In Literature Tennessee Williams. A good description of the emotional impact of also puberty and adolescence is to be found in The Resemblance Jon be found in Teenage (Chatto and Windus, 2007)

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Usage In common usage around the world, "adolescent", "teenager", although the term 'teenager' is an artifact of the English counting system, not something that occurs in most languages. The term 'teenager' in its current form was reportedly first used by Bill Haley in February of a 1952 UK concert. Adolescence is recognized as both a cultural/social phenomenon and as a standardized human development phase. In sociology, adolescence is seen as a cultural phenomenon for the working world and therefore its end points are not easily tied to physical milestones. The time identified with dramatic changes in the body, along with developments in a person's psychology and academic career. In the In commerce, this generation is seen as an important target. Mobile onset of adolescence, children usually complete elementary school school. A person between early childhood and the teenage years is preferences among adolescents may vary greatly across the sometimes referred to as a pre-teen or tween. As a transitional stage of human development, adolescence is the period in which a child matures into an adult. This transition involves biological (i.e. pubertal), social, and psychological changes, though the biological ones are the easiest to measure objectively. Organization (WHO) defines adolescence as the period of life between 10 and 19 years of age.[1] In contrast, in the United States, adolescence is generally considered to begin somewhere between ages 12 and 14, and end at 19 or 20. As distinct from the adolescence and pre-adulthood. Arnett (2000) calls this stage varied interpretations of who is considered an "adolescent", word "teenager" is more easily defined: it describes a person who is thirteen to

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