A teenager, or teen, is any person whose age falls within the range from thirteen to nineteen years old. The term teenager derives from the fact that all of the numbers within this age range use the suffix -teen. It is a word that is used by various different people, and it is also prominent in many different cultures. Most cultures traditionally hold a formal celebration to mark the transition from childhood to adolescence, or, in other words the child’s ‘coming of age’. For example, people of South American descent often hold a party known as a quinceañera to celebrate a girl becoming a woman, and communities with Jewish backgrounds celebrate a child’s coming of age with a Bar Mitzvah or Bat Mitzvah. Adolescence is another
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Teen-aged boys were likely to join the military or go out and find work to establish a source of income for future families, where as teen-aged girls were shown how to take care of the home by their mothers and were give a lot of time to practice and become compliant wives who looked after their children. 3 Life was not as enjoyable for teenagers before and during the Second World War, however these strict expectations finally began to change for teenagers at the beginning of the 1950s. More students were encouraged to find successful careers and continue onwards to post-secondary education, as parents during this time had experienced many setbacks for themselves when it came to starting a career. These drawbacks included the Great Depression and the First World War, so it would make sense that these parents would like to see their children succeed. 4 The result of the hope that parents had for their children meant that parents would often allow their teenaged children more responsibilities and independence, however many teenagers took advantage of this freedom and began to socialize with each other more by partying, listening to rock and roll, staying out late, and generally being rebellious. Teenagers also had more spending money because a larger amount of teens were getting part time jobs or using their parents’ money due to the economic prosperity in Canada at the time, which meant that teenagers now had financial influence-meaning they had the ability to buy things that were better suited to their tastes and not their parents’ tastes. Companies now had to attempt to gain the teenagers interest when marketing a product, and not solely the parents’ interest. 5 The newfound individuality of teenagers during the 1950s created some clashes between the teenager and their parents. The media often exaggerated the way that teenagers and
Teen-aged boys were likely to join the military or go out and find work to establish a source of income for future families, where as teen-aged girls were shown how to take care of the home by their mothers and were give a lot of time to practice and become compliant wives who looked after their children. 3 Life was not as enjoyable for teenagers before and during the Second World War, however these strict expectations finally began to change for teenagers at the beginning of the 1950s. More students were encouraged to find successful careers and continue onwards to post-secondary education, as parents during this time had experienced many setbacks for themselves when it came to starting a career. These drawbacks included the Great Depression and the First World War, so it would make sense that these parents would like to see their children succeed. 4 The result of the hope that parents had for their children meant that parents would often allow their teenaged children more responsibilities and independence, however many teenagers took advantage of this freedom and began to socialize with each other more by partying, listening to rock and roll, staying out late, and generally being rebellious. Teenagers also had more spending money because a larger amount of teens were getting part time jobs or using their parents’ money due to the economic prosperity in Canada at the time, which meant that teenagers now had financial influence-meaning they had the ability to buy things that were better suited to their tastes and not their parents’ tastes. Companies now had to attempt to gain the teenagers interest when marketing a product, and not solely the parents’ interest. 5 The newfound individuality of teenagers during the 1950s created some clashes between the teenager and their parents. The media often exaggerated the way that teenagers and