What's In A Name?

Wow, there are so many terms and ideas about something that may very well be completely artificial in some regard. There are religious,not so religious and cultural celebrations, sets of responsibilities that appear out of no where, the onset of the dreaded puberty.

Yes, there are hormones (ask any 11-18 year old about their skin and body odor issues), but I am less than certain that they are the sole contributors to the moods and sensitivities of this group of folk.

Also there appears to be a great deal of writing, not all of it particularly "scholarly" about this group and it reflects many, many different opinions as well as a lot of literature for them to read that "reflects" their life, or helps them to deal with their life, maybe??

I'm feeling a rush of confusion myself and I don't believe it's my hormones!