Transition Of The Effects Of Adolescence

Human beings have been created to undergo certain stages that are critical in human life development. This stage, adolescence, is a transitional stage that is characterized by physical and psychological development in human beings. Adolescence is mainly experienced during the teenage years. It is important to note that adolescent characteristics that include; psychological, cultural and physical expressions may be elicited much earlier in life and end at a later stage than usual for example precocious puberty (Sheen 2008). This is the stage in life when teenagers, especially girls, experience this transitional stage much earlier than usual. On the other hand, physical development which occurs alongside puberty becomes distinct from the process …show more content…
As it was established earlier, each and every teenage child will behave in a different way; this is because, of the unique combination of genes, environment, rate at which the brain develops, family experiences, the society and its way of life (Dunn and Stewart 2002). The following are some of the effects that may emerge as a result of the transitional process to adulthood;
• Rise of identity alienation. At this point in life, most of them try to establish who they are, their role in the society and the social level they exist in the society. Identity search can be attributed to gender, family expectations, cultural background and ones peer …show more content…
In a number of countries, the education curriculum has been revised to conform to the change in generation and the different issues that are affecting them. Specialized classes have been set up to impart the young adults on the whole topic of adolescence. Being so vulnerable and emotionally unstable, the adolescents engage in a lot of activities during this stage. Most of them cave into peer pressure and do things that are contrary to family values and opinions. It is through education that the society tries to sensitize them on good decision making and falling into temptation. Education is key in life. Engaging in such unscrupulous behavior may lead to a very hard life in future. Early teenage pregnancies results into the girl child dropping out of school and sometimes elope from home. It may seem as these consequences come into play due to individual choices but at the end, the whole society is affected. When such cases happen, the over dependency ratio of any country is increased resulting to a tremendous decrease in the economic growth rate. Let us all join hands to ensure that the adolescents go through this stage with much ease for purposes of improving the standards of living of the individuals and the society at