Barker Chapter 13

The social classification of age is often over looked in the discussion of culture and society.  This is quite ironic being that it is a real biological difference in human beings.  Race is largely a social construct, yet it often dominates these types of discussions.  Often the young are the ones who are discriminated against in this area of study.  An adoloscent by default cannot do certain things an adult can do.  Teenagers are in a quandary, expecting to possess the maturity and level of responsibility of an adult, yet without many of the freedoms.  However, there are myriad reasons for this which cannot be explored in one blog.