Becoming an adult today differs greatly compared to becoming an adult in the 1950’s. There have been many historical, cultural and social developments since that time. The experience of becoming an adult not only relies on their own individual expectations but it also heavily relies on the social environment and attitudes associated with that society. Cohen (1997: 180-181) observes that this idea of youth has to constantly be modified in the light of the changing situations of the times. Since Cohen made this observation there has been plenty of acknowledgment of the effects of social change on young people’s lives in many avenues by Cartmel and Furlong in 1997 and Dwyer and Wyn in 2001 (cited in Wyn 2004: 6). Wyn (2004: 7) also believes that young people’s choices, concerns and attitudes are the response to the world they are living in. However she does argue that many of the structures that create thinking about growing up come from an era where different situations and......
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