Adult Vs Science

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The term adult personals describes any mature organism, but normally

it refers to a human: one that is no longer a child / minor

and is now either a man or a woman. Coming of age is the

event of becoming an adult personal, i.e. of entering adulthood.

Historically, adulthood has been determined by puberty,

which is physical or biological adulthood; passing a series

of tests to demonstrate the child is prepared for adulthood;

or reaching a specified age, sometimes in conjunction with

demonstrating preparation. Most modern societies determine

legal adulthood based on reaching a legally-specified age

without requiring a demonstration of physical maturity or

preparation for adulthood.

"Adult personal" also means "not considered suitable for children",

in particular as a euphemism for being related to

sexual behaviour, such as adult entertainment, adult video, adult

magazine, adult bookstore, adult personals, adult photo personals.

However, adult education simply means education for adults,

not particularly sex education.

Legal implications

Legally it means that one can engage in a contract. The

same or a different minimum age may be applicable to, for

example, parents losing parenting rights and duties regarding

the person concerned, parents losing financial responsibility,

marriage, voting, having a job, being a soldier,

buying/possessing firearms (if legal at all), driving,

travelling abroad, smoking, sex, gambling (both lottery

and casino) being a prostitute (if legal at all), being a

client of a prostitute, being a model or actor in pornography,

etc. Admission of a young person to a place may be restricted

because of danger for that person, and/or because of the risk

that the young person causes damage (for example, at an

exhibition of fragile items).

One can distinguish the legality of acts of a young person,

and of enabling a young person to carry out that act, by

selling, renting out, showing, permitting entrance,

participating, etc. There may be distinction between

commercially and socially enabling. Sometimes there is the

requirement of supervision by a legal guardian, or just by

an adult personal. Sometimes there is no requirement, but just a

recommendation.

With regard to pornography one can distinguish:

- being allowed inside an adult establishment

- being allowed to purchase pornography

- being allowed to possess pornography

- another person being allowed to sell, rent out, or show

the young person pornography, see disseminating pornography to a minor

- being a model or actor of woman photos: rules for the young

person, and for other people, regarding production,

possession, etc.

With regard to movies with violence, etc.:

- another person being allowed to sell, rent out, or show the

young person the movie, a cinema being allowed to let the

young person (under 18) enter

The legal definition of entering adulthood usually varies

between ages 16-21, depending on the region in question.

Some cultures in Africa define adult at age 13, and the

Indians of Guatemala consider adulthood at age 10, according

to Nobel Peace Price winner Rigoberta Menchu in her

autobiography, I, Rigoberta Menchu: An Indian Woman in

Guatemala.

According to Jewish tradition, adulthood is reached at age

13 for boys and 12 for girls (although this was orginally

not automatic; Jewish boys, for example, were expected to

demonstrate preparation for adulthood by learning the Torah

and other Jewish practices). The Christian Bible and Jewish

scripture has no age requirement for adulthood or marrying,

which includes engaging in sexual activity. According to

The Disappearance of Childhood by Neil Postman, the Christian

Church of the Middle Ages considered the age of accountability,

when a person could be tried and even executed as an adult,

to be age 7.

In the modern world, including the United States, the

United Kingdom, and China, legal adult age is 18.

Exceptions:

- 16: Scotland

- 17: Indonesia

- 19: South Korea

- 20: Japan

Adult personals characteristics

There are some qualities that symbolize adultness in most

cultures. Not always is there a concordance between the

qualities and the physical age of the person.

The adult character is comprised of

- Self-control - restraint, emotional control.

- Stability - stable personality, strength.

- Independence - ability to self-regulate.

- Seriousness - ability to deal with life in a serious manner.

- Responsibility - accountability, commitment and reliability.

- Method/Tact - ability to think ahead and plan for the future, patience.

- Endurance - ability and willingness to cope with difficulties that present themselves.

- Experience - breadth of mind, understanding.

- Objectivity - perspective and realism.

See also

- adolescence

- watershed (television)

- age of consent

- manhood

- womanhood

- motion picture rating system

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