Adulthood must be equated with the obligations an individual Is carryingnot by the years he has lived. If a person is selfsupporting or the head of a family. he is an adult whether he is 18 or 59. The student may be a school dropout In Kentucky. an unskilled worker in Chicago. an immigrant in California. a working mother In Brooklyn. a nonworking father In Mississippi. He may be poor as in Appalachia where the physical environment cannot support him. or he may be poor as in the urban ghetto where society cannot support him. Because of his social and economic circumstances. he cannot lead the full and productive life he desires.
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