ADOLESCENCE

Raising adolescence in 21st century

Raising adolescence in 21st century

Adolescence (psychology)

Psychology addresses adolescence as the evolution period, in which a child steps into the life of maturity. There is a variation in development pattern of each gender. It frequently takes place at age of 12 in girls and 14 in boys. Adolescence accompanies with many psychological and physical changes. Young people go through the stage of having a sense of autonomy from parents and friends and learn more towards what they want to do with their life. They develop abstract thinking abilities and their own identity. It is the most crucial stage in any young person's life where, he actually needs to be guided to be a proper human.

American Adolescence

Adolescence had always been a centre of debate for American parents. Parents currently are more concerned about educating their children to use their energies in a prolific manner and escort an appropriate position in communal life but, they fear that these energies could guide to various personal and psychological changes.

Twentieth century is a controversial century, where adolescence mislead started enchanting. Middle class was the one which suffered a lot. Parents were worried, that their child, in order to get fit into a particular society, may get involve in negative practices. 60' and 70's encountered worst phase of adolescence mislead due to growth of young population. In early 2000's, many policies and guidelines were drafted by federal states and institutions to educate adolescents and to control the disorder. A positive impact was administered by the end of 2009.

Adolescence, Current Trends and Research

When we reflect a typical American teenager of this century, the most instant article that approaches our mind is brat, spoilt, casual and irresponsible. About 71% of the entire American sample responded pessimistically (Meg. 2001). Few people responded well-behaved and determinant, who ...