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  2. Age of majority - Wikipedia

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    Christianity (only the Roman Catholic Church): 18 years. [130] Baháʼí Faith: The spiritual age of maturity for every person born into a Baháʼí family is 15. At 15, the person is old enough to decide for themselves what religion they want to be, so they could decide to stay a Baháʼí or choose a different path.

  3. Young adult - Wikipedia

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    In medicine and the social sciences, a young adult is generally a person in the years following adolescence, sometimes with some overlap. [1] Definitions and opinions on what qualifies as a young adult vary, with works such as Erik Erikson's stages of human development significantly influencing the definition of the term; generally, the term is often used to refer to adults in approximately ...

  4. Coming of age - Wikipedia

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    In the Philippines, a popular coming of age celebration for 18-year-old women is the debut. It is normally a formal affair, with a strict dress code such as a coat and tie for the upper-middle and upper classes, and usually has a theme or color scheme that is related to the dress code.

  5. Adult - Wikipedia

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    The two-word term biological adult stresses or clarifies that the original definition, based on physical maturity (i.e. having reached reproductive competency), is being used. [8] The time of puberty varies from child to child, but usually begins between 10 and 12 years old. Girls typically begin the process of puberty at age 10 or 11, and boys ...

  6. Age of consent in the United States - Wikipedia

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    A 14-year-old born on January 1 can consent to a 17-year-old born on February 1 as there is a 2-year-and-11-month difference, just under the 3-year difference. However consensual, sexual intercourse within the 3-year age difference by a minor 13 through 17 years old may , upon a complaint, lead the Connecticut Superior Court to a "family with ...

  7. Marriageable age - Wikipedia

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    Talmud advises males to get married at 18 years old or between 16 years old and 24 years old. [ 284 ] A ketannah (literally meaning "little [one]") was any girl between the age of 3 years and that of 12 years plus one day; [ 285 ] she was subject to her father's authority, and he could arrange a marriage for her without her agreement, and that ...

  8. 18-Year-Old 'Dreamed' of Being a Wife Over a Traditional ...

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    Kelly says her 21-year-old husband, Jack, doesn't exert such control over her life. He is the breadwinner of their household, but the 18-year-old insists she'd have his support if she wanted to ...

  9. Adult development - Wikipedia

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    Adult development encompasses the changes that occur in biological and psychological domains of human life ... which is age 18 in most cultures, although there is a ...