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Monday, May 7, 2007
The Young and the Restless
The Western Confucian has an interesting article by Camille Paglia about how the "teenage years" are a modern phenomenon. In other times, people were given more responsibility at an earlier age, which was not always a good thing, but neither is it good for the formative years to be a self-indulgent romp.
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More specifically, the 'dreaded teen years' is a western modern phenomenon. I am constantly amazed at how great teens are in India to their parents! They'd never dream of doing drugs or dating or being disrespectful. And they are spoiled in the sense they do not have to work, except for school work. I often lament that we have lost this in the US.
ReplyDeleteGood point, Georgette.
ReplyDeleteMy generation of the 50's were the first to be called teenagers. My sister's generation were all fighting in WW II. Our parents generation started working at 12 and 13 and even younger. They were either on farms or in factories. I recall some sociologist in the 60's making that observation, that the 50's adolescents marked the beginning of the phenomenon of 'teenagers'.
ReplyDeleteWell I have just written a very politically incorrect post on my own blog. One of the people I have chosen is Paris Hilton..as I wrote in my acid drop way...what is this girl famous for????What???
ReplyDeleteSo take a peek at my latest post from a Grumpy Ole Woman LOL!
Yours in humour
Marie