Adolescence in Society
Society assumes that teenagers are not responsible enough to coordinate activities to benefit a city. Most people say that most adolescence are irresponsible and not capable of taking on jobs that of an adult. Contradictory to this stereotype, is Brian Johnsrud, 17, a Big Sandy, MT High School senior. October 27th, 2001, marked the 11th annual Make a Difference Day, a national day of volunteering created by USA Weekend Magazine. It is held each year in Big Sandy, MT on the fourth Saturday in October. An adolescent coordinated this day for his hometown organizing an array of activities and getting over a 100 volunteers to sign up and help. Many people, adolescence and adults alike, will surely look to this young man as an outstanding citizen and role model. This is behavior that is expected of someone who holds a particular status. Carrying a busy school schedule and full-time job, the young boy does not consider himself as an overachiever or special in any way. "I'm just coordination it, everyone else is lifting it off the ground. I like volunteering, and I saw something in the paper about Make a Difference Day. It sounds like a big deal, but it's not a big deal at all." According to society today, he is considered to have an achieved status, which refers to a social position a person assumes voluntarily that reflects personal ability and effort. Using the Internet to research what activities to incorporate in the day was all he needed to do. He arranged daycare for the participant's children while they were volunteering. Some of those jobs he chose were: cleaning houses for elderly neighbors, yard work, and painting. They also painted the grade school playground equipment, the pastor's
Society assumes that teenagers are not responsible enough to coordinate activities to benefit a city. Most people say that most adolescence are irresponsible and not capable of taking on jobs that of an adult. Contradictory to this stereotype, is Brian Johnsrud, 17, a Big Sandy, MT High School senior. October 27th, 2001, marked the 11th annual Make a Difference Day, a national day of volunteering created by USA Weekend Magazine. It is held each year in Big Sandy, MT on the fourth Saturday in October. An adolescent coordinated this day for his hometown organizing an array of activities and getting over a 100 volunteers to sign up and help. Many people, adolescence and adults alike, will surely look to this young man as an outstanding citizen and role model. This is behavior that is expected of someone who holds a particular status. Carrying a busy school schedule and full-time job, the young boy does not consider himself as an overachiever or special in any way. "I'm just coordination it, everyone else is lifting it off the ground. I like volunteering, and I saw something in the paper about Make a Difference Day. It sounds like a big deal, but it's not a big deal at all." According to society today, he is considered to have an achieved status, which refers to a social position a person assumes voluntarily that reflects personal ability and effort. Using the Internet to research what activities to incorporate in the day was all he needed to do. He arranged daycare for the participant's children while they were volunteering. Some of those jobs he chose were: cleaning houses for elderly neighbors, yard work, and painting. They also painted the grade school playground equipment, the pastor's
