Adolescence always has been and always will be a very difficult time in life. You are lost where
between childhood and adulthood, but still, this is the time in life when you have to break freely from the comformity of your peers to find yourself. Some people argue that it's more difficult to be young today than it used to be. Is this true, and in that case, why?
In modern society teenagers pressure to mature much more quickly than one or two hundred years ago. Today, minors on a very early stage have to make decisions regard education, often bearing upon their future careers. In the past children were expected to follow in the footsteps of their parents, that is to say, the son was supposed to take in the profession of his father, while the daughter was expected to stay at home to take care of domestic duties such as cooking and cleaning
Furthermore, today it's much more difficult to find your place in society. As cities grow, crime increases, and the anonymity people experiment grow as well. It becomes more difficult to find and cultivate your own ideas and values
On the other hand, the adolescence of today have great opportunities than ever before. In the past, if your father was a blacksmith or a farmer, in ten years, so you would be. Today, teenagers have possibility to fulfil in all their dreams and ambitions.