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PASSAGE1:
AnneKarpfwrites….
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IfirstrealisedhowmuchIdemoniseteenagersduringamealwithCanadianrelativeslastsummer.Whenoneofthembristled-agentle,Canadianbristle-atmylanguage,Ibegantohearmyself,andwasshockedtodiscoverthat,quiteunthinkingly,Ihadturnedintosomeonewhonevermissedanopportunitytocriticizeteens.NowIamthefirsttobalkathormonalexplanationsoftheapparentdifferencesbetweenmenandwomen,orgeneticrationalisationsforpurporteddifferencesbetweenethnicgroups.ButeversinceIreadanewspaperarticlethatsaidbecauseteenagers'
frontallobesarenotyetfullydevelopedtheycannottakeresponsibilityfortheiractions,eachtimemine,oranyotheradolescentIknow,actsirresponsiblyIautomaticallypipeupwith"
frontallobes"
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Worse,myfirstimpulseinanydiscussionofteensistoattributetothemvenalmotives-Ionlyevertalkaboutarmsdealers,corporatepolluters,andGeorgeBushinsimilarterms.YetIdonotpersonallyknowanyteenagerswhohavepeddledtanks,despoiledtheenvironment,orinvadedanothercountry-breakingcurfews,leavingthelidoffthepeanutbutterjar,andlisteningtosub-punkmusictwodecadestoolatejustdoesnotpassmuster.
Myprejudiceagainstadolescents'
sometimesdemonicenergyisnotentirelybaseless.AlltheteenagersIknowdodemandtobetreatedlikeadultswhileinsistingontheprerogativesofachild.Theylayclaimtorightswhileoftenevadingresponsibilities.Andtheytreattheirparentswiththekindofcontemptthatwe,theadults,canonlyregardwithdisbelief(andsneakingenvy?
)sincewe,rearedinmoredeferentialtimes,couldneverhavegotawaywithit.
OnethingthathashelpedmethroughtheseturbulentyearsisthecommentoftheBritishpsychoanalystDonaldWinnicottthat"
theadolescentboyorgirl...[does]notwanttobeunderstood.Adultsmusthideamongthemselveswhattheycometounderstandofadolescence."
Thebesthidingplace,Ihavefound,isotherparents.Justasteenagersmeettogetherincovens,sodoweparentsgatherincabals.Onemotherconvulsedme,thelasttimewegottogether,withherdescriptionofhowshegotsoangrywithhersonthatshewentfromzerochastisementtonuclearthreatin10seconds.Themomentthatthepunitivepenaltystartedtoleaveherlipssherealiseditwasexcessivebut-ashumans,fatally,lackarewindbutton-shecouldseenowayofhaulingthewordsbackin:
shehadtolistentoherselfcompleteapunishmenttowhich,bynow,shewasutterlyuncommitted.
Thisstigmatisationofteensissharedbythewidersociety.Theyarecommonlyimplicatedineveryintractablecurrentissue,suchascrimeandeducation.PhilipGraham,achildandadultpsychiatrist,challengesmanyofthecommonestmythsandgeneralisationsabout"
typicalteenagers"
asdoesaninspiringprojectcalledYouthAct!
whichhasinfusedmewitharealsenseofoptimismaboutadolescents'
potentialasagentsofsocialchange.Teenagersaspartofthesolutionratherthantheproblem?
Thatentailsarealshiftinthinking.
Ireservetherighttoretainsomescepticismaboutteenagers-whatwithalltheanxietyIsurelydeserveit-butIamactivelyreviewingmyownprejudice,andstartingtoseethatteenagerscanbeinspiringaswellasmaddening.IfIcanholdontothisthoughtthroughoutthenextyear,thenmyownfrontallobeswillclearlystillbedeveloping.
Adaptedfrom‘AdolescentFantasies’,Guardian,31December2005
PASSAGE2:
BarbaraEllenwrites….
Wemightbeseeinganewbreedofadolescent,atotallydifferentkindofteenagetribe.Atribesodifferenttheyprobablyshouldnotevenbecalledteenagersanymore-abettertermmightbeMetrolescents,thedefiningcharacteristicoftheMetrolescentbeingthat,intheageoftheinternetandtheall-powerfulteenmedia,theyareunited,bonded,onthesamepagelikeneverbefore.Itusedtobethatkidsinsuburbia,orinvillagesorsmalltowns,usedtofeelleftout;
youhadtomakeanefforttobepartoftheaction,tofightandscrabbleyourwayin.
IntheeraoftheMetrolescent,itispossibletoliveinthecrummiest,far-flungareaandstillfeelpartofthings.Fashionstakesecondstofilterthrough,thegossipsuper-highwayisamerelog-onaway.Suddenly,theyouthsceneiseverywhere,foreverybody.Whichmightbetheproblem.
For,inonehugelyparadoxi