Coming-of-age

Coming-of-age is the process by which a young person develops toward adulthood and a changed understanding of the world. It can involve biological, legal, social, and personal transitions.

Coming-of-age novel: A novel centered on a young protagonist’s development toward adulthood. The literary form turns personal growth into a sustained narrative.
Puberty: The developmental process in which a child’s body matures into reproductive adulthood. Physical maturation often marks one visible dimension of coming-of-age.
Rites of passage: Ceremonies or practices that mark transitions between stages of life or social status. Coming-of-age customs are one form of this broader pattern of transition.
Legal adulthood: The status of being treated as an adult under a particular legal system. It can arrive at a fixed age without matching emotional or social readiness.
Coming-of-age film: A film genre focused on a young person’s transition toward adulthood. Film makes this transition visible through changing relationships, choices, and settings.
Adolescent development: The biological, cognitive, emotional, and social changes that occur during adolescence. It describes the developmental changes that shape the transition.
Bar mitzvah: A Jewish ceremony marking a boy’s religious coming of age, traditionally at thirteen. It publicly recognizes new religious responsibilities at a culturally defined age.
Emerging adulthood: A proposed developmental period between adolescence and established adulthood, often spanning the twenties. It describes extended transitions that continue after adolescence.
Initiation rite: A ritual that marks entry into a new social status or group. Such rites give communal form to transitions into adult roles.
Identity formation: The process of developing a sense of self, values, and social belonging. A young person’s changing self-conception is central to personal maturity.

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