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Coming of age is a young person's transition from adolescence to adult. The age at which this transition takes place varies in society, as does the nature of the transition. It can be a simple legal convention or can be part of a ritual cycle, similar to those once practiced by many societies. In the past, and in some societies today, such a change is associated with the age of sexual maturity (mid-adolescence); in others, it is associated with an age of religious responsibility. Particularly... full article at wikipedia
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Created by Metaweb Oct 22, 2006
Last edited by mw_prop_bot Aug 20, 2008
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