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Entry: Adolescence: A Heresy Link: http://www.takimag.com/site/article/the_case_against_adolesence#10712 Post contents: "The biggest push to infantilize children came, surprisingly, from feminists" Where's the surprise? Infantilizing children is as much required by feminist ideology as emasculating men? In general, this book seems to present a very radical thesis which is correct overall. Even the specific areas where Epstein is wrong actually support his thesis. For example, "adult entertainment" has come to mean across the board sexual misconduct for recreational purposes. It is, at least on paper, forbidden to teenagers while being held out as a goal toward which they should aspire. Epstein's problem as the reviewer well states, is lack of a moral center. Another thing which I think needs to be examined is the degree to which "traditional" parents contribute to this situation. I can recall in the early 50s when the average age of marriage briefly dropped and parents were bemoaning the fact that kids were getting married too young. Well, that problem's been solved, hasn't it? The average age of marriage is approaching 30, and the number who don't bother getting married at all is increasing by leaps and bounds. The ideology of adolescence is not solely responsible for this situation but it is noteworthy that adolescence has now become extended to 30 years or more and is considered the ideal to be strived for rather than something to be outgrown. "Traditional" parents who insist that their kids stay in school and not marry until they have a degree and a good job may be contributing to this problem as much as the radical social "reformers". Sent at: 2008 12 01