Adulthood is defined in terms of specific physiology, psychological characteristics, law, personal character or social status. Biologically an adult is a person who has attained puberty i.e., appearance of secondary sex characteristics. But with the creation of the social construct of adolescence, an adult is defined as biologically mature person who is recognized by culture and law. Legally an adult is person who attains the age at which he/she can vote, marry, have a job, have driving license, etc. Otherwise it means the person is not considered any longer dependent on the parents and is independent, self-sufficient and responsible.
The adults can be categorized into two groups on the basis of their age, their responsibilities and state of body physiological characteristics as follows:
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