THE ROLE OF ADOLESCENCE IN THE UNITED STATES AND RUSSIA

Running Head : Role of Adolescence in USA and Russia

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Adolescence is a stage in life where a person is going through a transition . It is a period when one is identifying him or herself as a young adult . It is has been described as a period when a young person is going through an identity crisis . This is the time when an adolescent center on the exploration of the self and the place he or she would like to occupy in the social world . They are entangled in

a process where they create their own identity and at the same time doing away with those values and behaviors that do not seem congruent with the type of picture they would like to portray in the society . If this period is not handled carefully an adolescent can end up in the wrong places impacting negatively through out the lives . The environment in which an adolescent experience determines the kind of an adult he or she will end up Different societies have different expectations for this group of young people . There are societies where they are left to choose their destiny with minimal guidance from the adults whereas in other societies their destiny is determined by the older adults who guide and dictate every step they take in their lives (Lerner , J , Lerner , R and Finkstein , J 2001

Adolescents at this time start to judge themselves against the beliefs and standards subscribed by the society in which they live...