Adolescence and Status!

Welcome all adolescents! What is adolescence and why does our society treat this ambiguously defined age grouping the way it does???

All societies/cultures socialize in their own ways. Our Western/American culture really puts folks your age in an awkward predicament, part kid, part adult, and no clear definitions by anyone!!!

So spend some time this weekend thinking about one or another of these things.
1. Conflict/Confusion created by being defined as an adolescent. The first two articles you read about Adolescence presented the idea that your society puts you in a very chaotic state of being because you are not given adult status yet you are an adult biologically in many ways. On top of that there are some things you are given the opportunity to have adult status (driving) yet not many others (drinking). Contemplate the struggles this creates for teenagers and other examples of the same thing.
2. Status Power. Read the article in the packet, Freeks, Geeks,....etc. Think about and then blog about examples of how Status Power consumes the lives of teenagers/adolescents around you on a daily basis. What impact does this have on the development of teens into adults? Does it have to be this way?

Have a great Halloween!