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plz... anything u know about teenagers and help answer the following questions: 1.What/who is a teenager? 2.What are physical , mental & and emotional changes that take place in the teen years? 3.Why do teenagers have trouble with society? 4.Why do teenagers fight with their parents? 5.What are the consequences of teenagers not getting along with their parents and society? 6.How could teenagers manage to get along with their parents &society? 7.What are some difficulties teenagers they face? 8.Why do teenagers want to be independent from people who support them?............................ any extra info. conserning this topic (even if we didn't post a question 4 it) is welcome... thx again 4 anyone who answers and gives us his/her oppinion

2007-01-06 20:03:54 · 5 answers · asked by plz help 1 in Social Science Psychology

5 answers

1. A teenager is a person between 12 and 20 years old (the teen years).
2. During teenage years, the body becomes capable of producing offspring. The hormones that govern these changes soar, causing girls to have exaggerated feelings that their curves are pure flab, and causing boys to stomp around displaying dominance (which they probably don't have). The emotions are unrestrained by a sense of what others are feeling (such abilities tend to develop later in the teen years), and are also untouched by much foresight (teenagers are almost incapable of projecting their thoughts into the long-term). The brain prunes out skills and abilities (like the ability to easily learn and speak other languages) that aren't being used. Teenagers become less emotionally and mentally attached to their parents, and cling more to their peer groups, and then begin to seek full independence (where they cling to no one, ideally, so that they can approach a potential mate as a whole person).

3. Teenagers have trouble with society because society views them as children, but their self-images are halfway between child and adult. Before the modern age, people were typically apprentices by the teen years, and were thus junior members of adult society (instead of being marginalized into some kind of "teen world" between childhood and adulthood).

4. Teenagers fight with their parents because the teen feels they are capable of more independent thought and action (which may or may not be the case), while the parents still believe the teen is irresponsible and inexperienced (which is typically true). Teens also feel frustrated because they have so many additions to their emotions that they are not used to handling. Chemically, there are a few very difficult years, especially because during middle school and high school social interactions are with other highly-charged people. Drama-Rama.

5. For most people, it's a phase. They eventually settle into doing basically the same things their parents did (or the opposite). For some, they do something really stupid and go to prison. Some, either by their fault of that of another, die.

6. Teenagers could get along better with society if society had a place for them that didn't demean their intelligence and treat them like children who need day care (which, it could be argued, is a large part of what school does). Expecting teenagers to be understanding is probably nonsense -- adults have to be the grown-ups.

7. Teenagers face the difficulties of finding their place in the world, of deciding who they are and what they want to do with their lives. Then, of course, they have the day-to-day dramatic crap that usually doesn't mean much but FEELS like it does.

8. Once again, it's feelings. We all feel like we have the answers (I especially do, if you haven't noticed), especially if we really know very little. Ever heard the saying, "The more you learn, the less you know" ? It's a critical stage, separating from one's parents, which ultimately results in finding a mate and creating one's own family.

It's very sad that a lot of parents see the teen years as a chance, not to nurture but to dominate. Love trumps force, from a moral perspective at least. I'd hate to imagine someone trying to win a war with love... trying to hug someone on a battlefield is likely to incur a lot of bullet holes.

But I hope my little diatribe helped a bit.

2007-01-06 20:25:35 · answer #1 · answered by wood_vulture 4 · 1 1

1. Teenagers are usually people who are 12-16 years old.
2. They can train their muscles, which children can not. They start to think like adults, but not completely. Their hormones go nuts, and so do their emotions.
3. Mostly because teenagers are the center of their own universe.
4. Teenagers change, their parents don't. They still treat teens as kids, even if they think they don't. They always do.
5. They are redeemed antisocials, freaks, buttholes or something similar.
6. They shouldn't bother. Teens are meant to be hard to raise at those ages, changing this forcefully could result in the person becoming a mental later on.
7. Damn many. One is that they get horny like an adult, but can't have any, so are doomed to masturbate till they're 18.
8. See answer no. 4.

2007-01-06 21:10:16 · answer #2 · answered by Buchyex 3 · 0 1

Wow, that's a lot of questions. Lets see if I can help. Q1 A teenager is a person between the ages of 13 and 19. Q2 There are too many to list here. But some of the major changes are puberty, liking the opposite sex(hopefully), and the need to feel independent. Q3 Usually this means they are uncomfortable with themselves. Remember they are going through a lot of changes and may be embarrassed. Q4 Because the parents put rules in place for the teenagers safety and well being and they don't like being told what to do. Q5 Well the obvious ones would be jails or institutions. The homeless don't have many rules either. Q6 The teen has to want to get along. This is the only way. You can not force a teen to do anything. Q7 Teens face many more dangers nowadays. I have noticed more teen sexual activity, lack of parental support and guidance, and the prevalence of the pressures to drink and or drug. Q8 They really don't. They just want to FEEL like they are independent. It is part of growing up. Teens a very fickle beings. They are hard to love at times, but you just have to persevere. Take the time to talk to your teen and instill in them good values and let them learn from your mistakes. Share your teen years with them. Let them know that you have been through the same situations and how you handled them. Good luck and happy parenting.

2016-05-23 02:23:20 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

1.What/who is a teenager?an older child than 12

2.What are physical , mental & and emotional changes that take place in the teen years? we are not as naive we know about the whole making love thing we get smarter thend to find out things for ourselves we become taller go though the pubrty
because of these thing we also get tempers and more fights.

3.Why do teenagers have trouble with society? to many to list

4.Why do teenagers fight with their parents?because were nearly adults were not babies anymore and perants find it hard to let thier kids go sometimes plus the work load gets bigger rules get strickter and they expect you to know every thing.

5.What are the consequences of teenagers not getting along with their parents and society? usualy much fighting

6.How could teenagers manage to get along with their parents &society? theve been in society since they were babies if they are causen problems now they have no manners.

7.What are some difficulties teenagers they face? acne pubrety perants sisters jobs driveing

8.Why do teenagers want to be independent from people who support them?. because we got to be independant some time soon and you get cabin fever if your with some for a very long time

2007-01-06 20:23:46 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

Because,they are teenagers :)

2007-01-13 23:24:34 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

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