Maturity. A topic with so much depth. Yet its hardly talked about. When I hit puberty I heard you’re becoming a woman… did this mean I was maturing? Society hears comments like these from family and friends all of the time. As stated in the dictionary maturity is said to be when one is fully developed. But what does fully developed even mean? Maturity is shown in many different ways, one possibly being age. It is like in our society there was something wired in our brains telling us that the more years you have lived the more mature you are. Could it be that once you have turned 21 your fully mature/developed? How can one decide without having a preconceived judgement. For example, in America the legal drinking age is 21 but in Australia the
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The most common judgement of maturity occurs based on physical appearance. Physical maturity is the easiest to understand. It can be scientifically proven and is seen several times in a day. For example walking up and seeing your parents, younger siblings, or significant others you can make an assumption on physical maturity based on visible marks/changes. For example almost all grandparents have wrinkles and when developing them one is now “old.”In our society this kind of maturity is also based on physical milestones one goes through. Specifically for instance woman have a hugely recognized physical milestone in their lives which is menstruation. It is the most socially accepted because it is hard to deny what is visible. Considering this where does one stand based on certain milestones they have reached? One would have to in particular qualify how mature you are once one has started menstruating. In today’s society the older you are, the wiser you are. Wrinkles on the skin would visually make you old. How is this fair if one could develop wrinkles prematurely. One has to have a general understanding on physical maturity not being a perfect way of determine maturity although it may be the easiest to see. Emotional maturity may be harder to understand but it plays a part in someone’s maturity
The most common judgement of maturity occurs based on physical appearance. Physical maturity is the easiest to understand. It can be scientifically proven and is seen several times in a day. For example walking up and seeing your parents, younger siblings, or significant others you can make an assumption on physical maturity based on visible marks/changes. For example almost all grandparents have wrinkles and when developing them one is now “old.”In our society this kind of maturity is also based on physical milestones one goes through. Specifically for instance woman have a hugely recognized physical milestone in their lives which is menstruation. It is the most socially accepted because it is hard to deny what is visible. Considering this where does one stand based on certain milestones they have reached? One would have to in particular qualify how mature you are once one has started menstruating. In today’s society the older you are, the wiser you are. Wrinkles on the skin would visually make you old. How is this fair if one could develop wrinkles prematurely. One has to have a general understanding on physical maturity not being a perfect way of determine maturity although it may be the easiest to see. Emotional maturity may be harder to understand but it plays a part in someone’s maturity