Question

Read the following paragraph from "adolescence and personality": at precisely the time that adolescents feel unsure about who they are, society begins to ask them related questions. for instance, adolescents are expected to make the first steps toward career objectives (goals). society asks adolescents, then, what roles they will play as adults—that is, what socially prescribed (expected) set of behaviors they will choose to adopt. thus, a key aspect of this adolescent dilemma is that of finding a role, which is generally taken to be the outward expression of identity. according to this paragraph, what does society begin to focus on when talking with adolescents? school success personal achievements extra-curricular activities possible career paths

Answer 1

Based on the given paragraph above from "Adolescence and Personality", the society should begin to focus on when talking with adolescents is about their personal achievements. And these personal achievements must be those achievements that are appropriate for the current stage they are dealing with Adolescents are still on the search of their role and identity in the society, so talks about careers should not be opened first.