Americans invented adolescence. It is not a natural phenomenon. Adolescence is a social construct, created by an urban-industrial society that keeps its young at home far past puberty. Teenage angst is a luxury if a successful modern human conceit that isn't condoned by our superior species.

Sarah Beth Durst
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Adolescents are people who are between the ages of 13 and 20. This age range has been around for a long time. Many cultures have had this age range and it does not seem to be a natural occurrence. Adolescence is a social construct created by an urban-industrial society that keeps its young at home far past puberty.

Adolescents were also known as "puberty" before this term became popularized around 1900. Teenage angst is a luxury if a successful modern human conceit that isn't condoned by our superior species.

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