In modern Russian, more and more words of foreign origin appear from year to year. And this, perhaps, is not surprising: the world is constantly changing, respectively, new concepts and terms are emerging. We actively use some of them, without even thinking much about the meaning. For example, do you know who a teenager is? Where did this word actually come from? What are its roots? And are there any equivalents in our native language?
Let's try to figure it out together.
Who is a teenager? We give a general definition of the concept
Translated from English, this word means nothing more than a teenager who is in a transitional age. This is from about 13 to 19 years, depending on the country in which the young man lives, and its cultural and national characteristics.
In general, those who speak a foreign language at the proper level will notice that the word “teenager” has two roots “teen” and “ager” at once. The first can be translated as “teenager,” and the second as “a person at a certain age.” So it turns out that a teenager is a teenage person .
Physiological characteristics of young people
Many are interested in who a teenager is in terms of the purely physiological characteristics of a given age. Let's try to give a detailed description.
This period is called transitional age. This is puberty, when young people show secondary physiological signs. For example, in boys, the growth of hair on the body (in the armpits, as well as in the inguinal region) and on the face is enhanced, and nightly pollutions occur (however, not all).
In girls, a figure is formed and menstruation begins.
Psychological changes in behavior
At the age of 13-17, young people quite often have certain disagreements with their parents, there is an increased interest in the opposite sex and even first love. Russian teenagers are no exception: they tend to look for themselves. Many try the first cigarette, drugs, alcohol, actively participate in fights. Sexual relationships are becoming the norm.
Young people want to like the opposite sex. They are interested in new fashion, looking for their own style in clothing and behavior. Teen girls are starting to use makeup.
Friends are priorities. They may forget about the promise that they gave to their parents, or simply not hear them, but friends will come to the rescue at any second.
How does modern youth live?
The main features of this age are various kinds of hobbies. For example, music, sports, needlework, computer games, etc.
Now quite often you can hear that young people most often spend their free time in night clubs, in cigarette smoke and with a lot of alcohol. It's a delusion. Yes, there are some, but they are by no means the majority.
For example, among young children today, yard gymnastics simulators (bars, horizontal bars ) and joint yard ball games are gaining more and more popularity, which allow young people to improve their health and communicate with their peers, as well as with younger or older children. Agree, this can not but rejoice.
Also of particular interest are the so-called purely urban sports, among which the most popular are bicycles, skateboards, sox (small balls for group games and various stunt elements) and videos.
Reading is also no less recognized, which in modern living conditions has changed, going from the pages of books to monitors of computers, tablets and e-books.
Among those who are still in school, computer games have spread. This one is really a disaster. The Internet has tightly entered our lives, and every year it draws more and more teenagers into its networks. Here we can not disagree with adults: gadgets kill free time. But at the same time, a computer with Internet access allows you to find and study useful information, various master classes on needlework and creating different costumes, so you can even spend time with pleasure on the World Wide Web.
So who is a teenager? This is a young man aged 13 to 19 years, who noticeably grows up physiologically and psychologically, has a lot of hobbies and is actively looking for himself.