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| ⚫ | In the past (and still in some cultures) there were celemonies that celebrate adulthood, typically occuring during adolescence. '''Genpuku''' in Japan was a celebration that showed a samurai was considered to be an adult. The age of genpuku varied roughly from 12 to 18. They usually changed their name from their birth name to an adult name and were started to be treated as an adult, for example, by separation from their mother or nanny. Some were given a territory to protect. No samurai was allowed to marry before genpuku. Females did not have genpuku or any equivalent ceremony. | ||
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A teenager or teen is a person whose age is a number ending in "-teen" in the English language: that is to say, someone from the age of thirteen to the age of nineteen. The word is of recent origin, only having appeared in the mid 20th century. The term adolescent is roughly equivalent. And the stage is called adolescence. Tween and preteen are words describing a person in between 9 and 12.
During this period of life, most children go through the stages of puberty, although it often begins before a person has entered the teens. Most cultures regard people to have become adults at various ages of the teenage years.
Puberty, occuring during adolescence, is the stage in the human lifespan when a child begins to develop adult secondary sex characteristics as their hormone balance shifts towards an adult state. Briefly, this is caused by the hypothalamus gland that secretes hormones into the blood stream which trigger growth in the gonads: the girl's ovaries and the boy's testicles.
In women, the first menstrual period is called menarche.
Adolescence is the transitional stage of development from child to adult. That time involves changes in body, psychology and career. In the onset of adolescence, children usually complete elementary school and enter secondary education, such as middle school or high school. Maturity in body also leads to an interest in sexual activities, even though they may not be emotionally mature enough or financially able to support children. For these reasons, teenage pregnancy is usually considered problematical. Given the emotional immaturity of adolescents, many countries consider those under a certain age to be too young to engage in sexual intercourse, even if they are physiologically capable. See age of consent. At this age there is also a greater probability of drug abuse and alcohol abuse, or mental problems such as schizophrenia, eating disorders and depression. The emotional instability among some adolescents also sometimes causes youth crime.
Search for a unique identity is one of problems that adolscents often face. They start to ask ]s about the meaning of life.
At this age, role models such as sports players and rock stars are popular, and adolescents often express a desire to be like their chosen role model. For this reason, people who are considered role models are often heavily criticised for their behaviour, because of the perceived danger of adolescents copying them.
In commerce, this generation is seen as an important target. Cellular phones, contemporary popular music, video games and clothes are popular amongst adolescents.
In the past (and still in some cultures) there were celemonies that celebrate adulthood, typically occuring during adolescence. Genpuku in Japan was a celebration that showed a samurai was considered to be an adult. The age of genpuku varied roughly from 12 to 18. They usually changed their name from their birth name to an adult name and were started to be treated as an adult, for example, by separation from their mother or nanny. Some were given a territory to protect. No samurai was allowed to marry before genpuku. Females did not have genpuku or any equivalent ceremony.
In many countries, those over the age of 18 are legally considered responsible adults. Japan's celebration of this in January is called the coming of age (see Japanese calendar). Those who are 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 right to vote in elections is given between the ages of 16 and 21 in many countries.
Fiction about teenagers:
See also:
- boy band
- child
- education
- preteen
- school
- sex education
- sexual abstinence
- teen idol
- teen magazine
- The Teenage Liberation Handbook
- youth culture
The Adolescents is also a name of music band.