Parents know that every child goes through more than one period of growing up and becoming a person. From this article you will learn about what is teenage culture and what rules it exists.
What is this?
First of all, it should be said that there is no teenage culture as such. There are simply teenage children who unite according to certain interests or hobbies. It is more correct to speak about the existence of various subcultures, of which these same minor children become members. These formations have their own specific rules: clothing style, form of communication, certain music, etc. However, the term “teenage culture” can be used if there is no need to consider the hobbies of almost adult children in such detail, but you need to talk about arrangement of their lives.
Why is this needed?
So why is there a teenage culture? After all, it could not arise just like that, for this there must be certain prerequisites. And here everything is simple: being a full member of such aa huge society, it is much easier for a child to communicate with peers and, as they say, "be in the know." What are the highlights?
- First of all, teenage culture allows almost all members of this community to communicate on an equal footing.
- 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 worry young people, and they are trying their best to find answers to them.
- And, of course, it is important that teenage culture is a huge world where there is no place for adults. There, no one commands, does not give instructions and does not teach life. Only in such a community can a teenager feel like an adult.
Rules of conduct with a teenager
It should be said that parents should not be afraid if the child is too carried away by teenage or youth culture. Often this passes with time, and something else comes to replace it. But if you start fighting with your child, forbidding something important for this community, you can simply stumble upon a protest and aggravate the situation even more. In any case, adults should remember that teenage culture is an environment where a child can escape from the world of adults, take a break from everything, talking exclusively with their peers.
Dangers
It is necessary to say a few words about that in itselfteenage culture is not as positive in every sense as it might seem at first glance. There are a few worrisome things adults should keep in mind:
- Belonging to a certain subculture significantly narrows the horizon and practically closes the possibility of communicating with representatives of other subcultures (often different currents are at enmity with each other).
- Danger can carry socially harmful manifestations that are often present in various youth formations: obscene language, special jargon, smoking, alcoholism and even drug addiction.
However, parents, even knowing all these nuances, should not forbid the child to be a member of a certain teenage group. However, adults should always be on the lookout and remember that it is best to establish a trusting relationship with your child.
Features
The next issue to focus on is the peculiarities of teenage culture. What can be highlighted here?
- Appearance is the foundation of every single teen 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), they can be frightening (a vivid example is the Goths). However, all these are elements of the child's self-expression as a person, do not forget about it.
- The second important point is music in teenage culture. Yes, representativesdifferent subcultures prefer not only different performers, but also different musical styles. It would seem that this is bad? And the fact that music is music is different. Parents should not forget that some musical trends can be harmful to the psyche or even dangerous to he alth (scientists have proven that hard rock has a negative impact on the unformed psyche of the child and on the work of his main organs).
- Another distinctive feature of each youth group is a special style of communication. And not only within your community, but also with the people around you. Adults should understand and accept this, but only if such behavior does not border on bad manners and rudeness.
- Views and outlook. It is worth mentioning that often a certain subculture forms certain views on life in a young person. However, there is nothing to worry about, because everything can change over time. But again, parents should always be on the alert and remember that some movements are acceptable, such as suicide.
These are the key moments in the life of every child that cannot be avoided while he is, as it were, the bearer of teenage culture.
A few words about subcultures
What are the aims of teenage culture? A message to the world that teenagers are full-fledged people who want to be treated on an equal footing with adults. That is why children so often unite in certain communities "according tointerests." It is worth saying that there are three "old" subcultures, from which more and more new formations sprout. So, it's hippies, punks and gopniks. These currents arose in the second half of the past century in Europe and the United States. On the territory of the former USSR, the mentioned formations spread much later: only in the 80s did young people seriously begin to get involved in them. Today, such subcultures as emo (emo-kids), hip-hoppers, freaks, metalworkers, graphitters, football fans, etc. are actively developing in our country. And this is not a complete list. After all, today obsolete directions are becoming a thing of the past, and more and more new ones are coming in their place (anime people, the “vanilla” trend).
Science
It will come as a surprise to many that pundits are quite interested in teenage culture. There is a huge number of different studies and scientific papers on various subcultures as areas of a teenager's life. So, we list the main sciences for which adolescent culture is of interest: social science (children are told about this at school), sociology (the science of arranging society, important members of which are adolescents and youth), social work (here, rather, adolescent culture is considered as a reason deviations in the behavior of minor children).
