Distinctive Cultural Practices.Psychology Research Paper

Distinctive Cultural Practices
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Distinctive Cultural Practices
Adolescents tend to undergo a wide array of developmental changes. This is a period where they also have very many challenges that arise as they begin considering how to navigate the world of adulthood. Moreover, there are a wide array of distinctive cultural practices or cultural beliefs that adolescents often use as protective mechanisms against protective behavior. A common cultural belief that is typical in different societies is religion (Norenzayan et al. 2016). This is influential that determines the values and expectations of the young individual, and in many instances helps them avoid problematic behavior.
There is a wide array of cultural differences in regards to religion. Members of specific religious cultures tend to have particular practices which result in no emerging adulthood or a shortened period of emerging adulthood (Mitra & Arnett, 2019). For example, the religious beliefs among the Mormons or Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints stress the importance of marriage and need to have children, emphasizes on the need to support community and family and missionary service. Youth Mormons have an extremely structured and shortened emerg...