1. Divorce
An eighteen year old is right on border between adolescence and adulthood. ... Many rights of passage are granted to individuals at the legal age of "adulthood " (Archer). ... Many underage drinkers view the opportunities where alcohol is present as their "only chance " to experience drinking. ... Moreover, the illogic of adulthood beginning when a person turns 18 (voting, military service, legal responsibility for one's actions, etc.), while the drinking age is 21, is painfully obvious. ...
Ideally, the solution to this problem would be to allow individuals who are eighteen, which is declared the age of adulthood, to purchase and consume alcohol. ... Today, watching the big game with your friend Budweiser is a pleasurable experience. ... The minimum age limit to drink in the U.S. is twenty-one years, but the age limit of adulthood is eighteen. ...
Journal Response "Hunger for Memory" Richard Rodriguez in his book "Hunger of Memory" writes about the psychological impact of lack of heritage in his adulthood for trying to blend both heritages, American and Hispanic in his childhood. His experience as a second-generation Mexican immigrant, growing up in middle class, predominantly white neighborhood where he felt the discrimination and his struggle with the English language. ...
Some children experience depression because they feel helpless or powerless in the situation (Ballard 2003). ... These behaviors can persist into adulthood creating a generational cycle in which children grow up to be victims and abusers as adults (Walton 2003). ...
Many adolescents drink in an irresponsible manner largely because drinking is seen by these youth as an enticing "forbidden fruit" and as a symbol of adulthood. ... The experience of many societies and groups demonstrates that drinking problems are reduced when young people learn at home from their parents how to drink in a moderate and responsible manner. ...