In the United States, adolescence is generally considered to begin around age 13, and end around 24.
Puh-huh? Says who?
Yeah... That went well.
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Natter 36: But We Digress...
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Dana - Jun 14, 2005 11:49:36 am PDT #1871 of 10001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
bon bon - Jun 14, 2005 11:55:32 am PDT #1872 of 10001
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
Wha? Adolescence is generally congruent with teenagerhood. I cast a suspicious glance at ita's googling.
Listened to two TALs today already; officemate and I are dying over David Sedaris's Billie Holiday.
Topic!Cindy - Jun 14, 2005 11:57:10 am PDT #1873 of 10001
What is even happening?
I would have guessed 12-21 as the age range. Pubescent is not a complete synonym.
§ ita § - Jun 14, 2005 11:57:53 am PDT #1874 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Encyclopedia Britannica:
“Adolescence” is a convenient label for the period in the life span between ages 12 and 20 and is roughly equivalent to the term “teens.”
I think the 24 is on the high side for anything other than making excuses for bad behaviour.
Topic!Cindy - Jun 14, 2005 11:59:39 am PDT #1875 of 10001
What is even happening?
Some of the further down definitions at dictionary.com match what I've understood the adolescence range to be.
Webster's:
1 : the state or process of growing up
2 : the period of life from puberty to maturity terminating legally at the age of majority
WordNet / Princeton:
adolescence
n 1: the time period between the beginning of puberty and adulthood
2: in the state that someone is in between puberty and adulthood
Jessica - Jun 14, 2005 12:04:15 pm PDT #1876 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Hmm...24 falls into the age range that I will call "stupid kids" if they're acting that way, but adolescence cuts off at around 18 for me.
Vortex - Jun 14, 2005 12:04:50 pm PDT #1877 of 10001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
I'm with Jessica.
§ ita § - Jun 14, 2005 12:08:44 pm PDT #1878 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Heh. For me, "stupid kids" ends before adolescence does, rapidly changing into "you really should know better by now." But I'm very impatient with the age thing.
Gudanov - Jun 14, 2005 12:08:59 pm PDT #1879 of 10001
Coding and Sleeping
"Relive adolescence (the sex part)."
I read that as getting lots of rejection, I can live without the reliving.
Nutty - Jun 14, 2005 12:10:34 pm PDT #1880 of 10001
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
The reason adolescence goes up to 24 may relate to the psychology data that shows a lot of people's cookie dough isn't done baking till about that age. Both physically and mentally/emotionally.
The reason it goes as low as 10 is that plenty of girls start their periods by then.