Teenage culture and its features

Parents know that every child goes through more than one period of growing up and becoming one's personality. From this article you will learn about what a teenage culture is and by what rules it exists.

What it is?

First of all, it should be said that there is no such thing as a teenage culture. There are simply teenage children who unite according to certain interests or hobbies. It is more correct to talk about the existence of various subcultures, of which the same underage children become members. Here in these formations there are certain rules: the style of clothing, the form of communication, certain music, etc. However, the term "teenage culture" can be used in the event that it is not necessary to consider the hobbies of almost adult children in such detail, but it is required to talk about The device of their life.

Why is this necessary?

So why is there a teenage culture? After all, it just could not arise, for this there must be certain prerequisites. And here everything is simple: being a full member of such a huge society, the child is much easier to communicate with peers and, as they say, "to be in the subject". What important points can be distinguished?

1. First and foremost, teenage culture provides an opportunity for almost all members of this community to communicate on an equal footing.
2. The second important point is the measure of self-determination of the individual. This period is important because at this time the child is actively trying to find himself. Who am I? Why am I in this world? These and similar questions disturb young people, and they are trying their best to find an answer to them.
3. And, of course, it is important that teenage culture is a huge world where there is no place for adults. No one there commands, does not give instructions and does not teach life. Only in such a community can a teenager feel like an adult.

Rules of behavior with a teenager

It should be said that parents should not be frightened if the child is too keen on teenage or youth culture. Often times it passes, and something else comes to replace it. But if you start fighting with your child, prohibit something important for this community - you can just stumble upon the protest and further exacerbate the situation. In any case, adults need to remember that teenage culture is the environment where a child can escape from the adult world, rest from everything, having communicated exclusively with oneself.

Dangers

We should say a few words about the fact that teenage culture in itself is not so positive in all senses, as it may seem at first glance. There are several disturbing things that adults should not forget:

1. Adolescent's belonging to a particular subculture significantly narrows the horizon and practically closes the possibility of communicating with representatives of other subcultures (often different currents are at odds with each other).
2. The danger can be socially harmful manifestations, which are often present in various youth formations: obscene lexicon, special jargon, smoking, alcoholism and even drug addiction.

However, parents, even knowing all these nuances, should not still forbid the child to be a member of a certain teenage group. However, adults need to be always on the alert and remember that it is best to establish a trusting relationship with your child.

Features

The next issue, which should focus on - the characteristics of adolescent culture. What can be distinguished here?

1. Appearance is the basis of every single teenage or youth group. It is only thanks to this nuance that a person can consider himself a representative of a special community. Note that often the fashion trends of such groups are incomprehensible to adults (for example, punks), can be frightening (a vivid example - Goths). However, all this - the elements of the child's self-expression as an individual, do not forget about it.
2. The second important point is music in teenage culture. Thus, representatives of various subcultures prefer not only different performers, but also a different musical style. It would seem that this is bad? And the fact that music to music is different. Parents should not forget that some musical directions may be harmful to the psyche or even dangerous to health (scientists have proved that heavy rock has a negative impact on the child's unformed psyche and on the work of his main organs).
3. Another distinctive feature of each youth group is a special style of communication. And not only inside your community, but also with surrounding people. Adults should understand and accept this, but only if this behavior does not border on rudeness and rudeness.
4. Views and outlook. It is worth mentioning that often a certain subculture forms certain views on the life of a young person. However, there is nothing wrong with this, because everything can change with time. But again, parents should always be on the alert and remember that some currents are acceptable, for example, suicide.

These are the key moments in the life of each child, which can not be avoided, as long as it is, as it were, the bearer of adolescent culture.

A few words about subcultures

What are the goals of teenage culture? A message to the whole world that teenagers are full-fledged people who want to be perceived on a par with adults. That is why children are so often united in certain "interests" communities. It is worth saying that there are three "old" subcultures, of which more and more formations are sprouting. So, it's hippies, punks and gopnik. These currents arose in the second half of the last century in Europe and the United States. On the territory of the former USSR, these formations spread much later: it was only in the 80s that the youth seriously began to get carried away by them. Today in our country actively develops such subcultures as emo (emo-киды), hip-hoppers, freaks, metal players, graphiters, football fans, etc. And this is not a complete list. After all, today's obsolete trends are becoming a thing of the past, and more and more are coming to their place (animechniki, "vanilla" current).

Scientific sphere

For many, it will be surprising that the pundits are very interested in teenage culture. There is a huge number of different studies and scientific papers on all sorts of subcultures as areas of teenager's life. So, let's enumerate the main sciences for which teenage culture is of interest: social studies (children are told about this in school), sociology (the science of social organization, of which adolescents and young people are important members), social work (here, rather, teenage culture is regarded as the cause Deviations in the behavior of underage children).