Explain how our life stage developments parallel what society expects of us in terms of our relationships. Consider areas such as, friendships, companionship, intimate relationships, psychological needs, familial demands and maturity.

In this essay, I propose to examine the adolescent stage in development, in order to determine what is expected of the developing teenager, in regards to the rest of society.  It will critically investigate many aspects of an adolescents life, in terms of relationships with their peers, as well as how they view themselves.  It will collaborate statements from sociologists and psychologists alike, in order to establish how and why adolescence is a life stage which conflicts with the expectations that society hold about them.

Throughout our lives we develop through various different stages of development, from birth, right through to death, adolescence, however, is just one of these stages….(short extract)