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For years, America has been accused of lacking rites of passage enjoyed by most other societies throughout history. American youth and even young adults have a difficult time pinpointing exactly when they've transitioned from childhood to adulthood. Increasingly, technology may provide an indication of the switch. America's Lack of Rites America, with its lack of rites and clear guidelines for children and adults, is what Joseph Campbell refers to as "a society without any rituals" (8). In his book The Power of Myth, he says, "In primal societies, there are teeth knocked out, there are scarifications, there are circumcisions, there are all kinds of things done" (9). In other words, other societies provide a bold line between children and adults, a line that youth cross through community-driven rites of passage. But America seems to fall short in this respect. The change has come about in just the last few generations, Campbell says: "When I was a kid, we wore short trousers, you know, knee pants. And then there was a great moment when you put on long pants. Boys now don't get that . . . When are they going to know that they're now men and must put aside childish things?" (9). Americans seem to grow up too fast and yet stay young for too long all at once. While the typical video gamer in 2008 was 35 - according to the Entertainment Software Association - the consensus from sites like Healthychildren.org is that boys and girls are beginning to date as early as 12. That's about fifteen years before most anyone gets married these days, according to stats from the Census Bureau. In summary, the lines between childhood and adulthood are, at best, blurry in the U.S. Old Possibilities Although America offers no set-in-stone rites of passage for males and females wondering if they've grown up yet, some events possibly indicate to youth when they've reached adulthood. Possibilities include getting a driver's license, graduating from high school, graduating from college, buying a first home, turning 18 (at which age infomercial watchers are finally able to make the call), turning 21 (Buying your first drink? Please!), maybe even getting married or having a first child. Some, of course, are still religious ceremonies such as baptism or confirmation. Less public indicators might include a male's first shave or the female's first menstrual cycle. New Possibilities More and more, however, it seems that technology plays a part in adolescent's awareness of growing up. Generations following in the footsteps of the Millennials, America's twenty-something generation, will face issues that earlier generations haven't. About the Millennials, The Pew Research Center concluded: "They are the first generation in human history who regard behaviors like tweeting and texting, along with websites like Facebook, YouTube, Google and Wikipedia, not as astonishing innovations of the digital era, but as everyday parts of their social lives and their search for understanding." These technologies have become integrated into the Millennials' social life with ease; most appeared on the scene when the Millennials were at the age when parents would already deem them mature enough to have a Facebook account, etc. Even cell phones, although they were around as early as the late 70s, did not morph into the tiny, hand-held, "everybody has one" devices we know them as until the late nineties, early 2000s. It doesn't seem that these technologies will be going anywhere any time soon. So how will these new staples in American life impact the next generation and how they view what it means to grow up? Sure to spark conversation among parents of the new generation is the question of an appropriate age to let children have their first cell phone, Facebook account, Twitter, etc. No parents have had to ask this question before. As parents set these parameters (i.e. "You can't have a cell phone until you're sixteen."), children will anticipate the given age and perhaps, in some way, view themselves as mature when the day finally comes. Maybe this is where Facebook attempted to make it a little easier on parents, by providing age restrictions that prohibit users under 13. In any case, cell phone companies seem to be doing the opposite, targeting families and offering cell phone plans, even free lines, for kids. An example is T-Mobile's "Kids are Free" promotion that launched in September of this year. As these technologies present a new perspective on what it means to be "all grown up" in America, the decision of a specific age is left up to parents and their children alike. Sources Entertainment Software Association. "2008 Sales, Demographic and Usage Data: Essential Facts about the Computer and Video Game Industry." TheESA.com. "Estimated Median Age at First Marriage, by Sex: 1890 to the Present," Census.gov. Joseph Campbell, The Power of Myth. Scott Keeter and Paul Taylor, "The Millennials," Pewresearch.org. "When to Let Your Teenager Start Dating," Healthychildren.org. |
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