In modern Russian from year to yearmore and more words of foreign origin appear. 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 really thinking 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 wordrefers to nothing more than a teenager who is in transitional age. This is from about 13 to 19 years, depending on the country in which the young person lives, and its cultural and national characteristics.
In general, those who speak a foreign languageat the proper level, they will notice that the word "teenager" (English teenager) has two roots at once: "teen" and "sjager" ("ager"). The first can be translated as "teenager", and the second - as "a person who is at a certain age." It turns out that a teenager is a person of adolescence.
Physiological characteristics of young people
Many are interested in who a teen is in terms of purely physiological features of this age. Let's try to give a detailed description.
This period is called transitional age.This is the time of puberty, when young people develop secondary physiological signs. For example, in boys the growth of body hair (in the armpits, as well as in the inguinal region) and the face is enhanced;
In girls, a figure is formed and menstruation begins.
Psychological changes in behavior
In 13-17 years, young people oftenthere are certain differences with parents, heightened interest in the opposite sex, and even first love. Russian teenagers are not an exception: they, as a rule, are looking for themselves. Many try the first cigarette, drugs, alcohol, actively participate in fights. Sexual relationships are becoming the norm.
Молодым людям хочется нравиться противоположному the floor. They are interested in new fashion, looking for their own style of dress and behavior. Teen girls are starting to use makeup.
Friends are priorities. They can forget about the promise they made to their parents, or simply not hear them, but their friends will come to the rescue at any second.
What is the life of modern youth?
The main features of this age are various kinds of hobbies. For example, music, sports, handicrafts, computer games, etc.
Now quite often you can hear thatyoung people often spend their free time in nightclubs, in cigarette smoke and with lots of alcohol. It's a delusion. Yes, there are those, but they are by no means the majority.
For example, among young guys todayand gymnastic simulators (parallel bars, horizontal bar) and joint yard ball games, which allow young people to improve their health and communicate with peers and younger or older children, are becoming more popular. Agree, it can not but rejoice.
Also of interest are the so-calledespecially urban sports, among which the most popular are bicycles, skateboard, soks (small balls for playing games with a group and performing various stunt elements) and rollers.
Reading, which in modern conditions of life has changed, goes from the pages of books to computer monitors, tablets and e-books.
Among those who are still in schoolcomputer games have become popular. This is really a problem. The Internet has tightly entered our lives, and every year more and more teenagers are pulling into their networks. Here you 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 in needlework and the creation of various costumes, so even on the world wide web you can spend time with benefits.
So who is a teenager? This is a young man between the ages of 13 and 19 who noticeably matures physiologically and psychologically, has a lot of hobbies and is actively looking for himself.
