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Since the beginning of time, one is able to see teenage rebellion through the story of Cain and Abel in the Genesis story. But throughout the years teenage rebellion has become more public due to media. As America is known as the land of the free, many teenagers face a struggle between them and their parents due to control issues. Teenagers do not want to be controlled by their parents so they rebel for a sense of power. Also teenagers also rebel for personal freedom and to discover their true identity. However, teenage rebellion can lead to no financial support, being easily influenced by others and being in danger from disconnecting with their family completely.

According to “Rebel with a Cause: Rebellion in Adolescence”, by Dr. Carl Pickhardt, two common types of teenage rebellion are against fitting in and against adult authority. Teenagers mostly rebel against their parents in order to seek their independence and their own identity. As a child, the kid’s parents will always tell them what to do and how to live their life; on occasion the parents will even sign their children up for activities that they think will better off the child. As the child grows up into a young adult, the young adult is able to formulate their own thoughts, which lets them identify with a certain set of people whether it is their friends or an organization. The young adults parents may not agree with the people their child is associating with and this may cause a tension in the family, which will result in rebellion from the child. Even though teenager rebellion lets the child search for their own identity it can have negative effects.

When teenagers rebel against their parents, some of the children tend to leave the house and go on their own. This ...

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