teenage rebellion
Pubescent authority rejection
Teenage rebellion is the tendency of adolescents to resist parental authority, social norms, or established conventions.
The phrase treats defiance as a predictable phase of development rather than individual misbehavior: It's just teenage rebellion—she'll grow out of it.
The rebellion might manifest as arguments with parents, rule-breaking, provocative fashion, or rejection of family values.
- peer pressureInfluence from one's equals
- defianceOpen resistance to authority
- back talkImpudent response to authority
- individuationDistinguishing one from many
- countercultureRejection of mainstream values
slammed doors · family dynamics · truancy · pop culture · identity crisis · autonomy · social media · disciplinary actions · activism · self-expression · adolescence · boundary-pushing · acting out · generational gap · growing pains · experimentation · rebel without a cause · substance use
- adolescencepuberty, teenager, coming-of-age, growing up, teen
- family dynamicsfamily dynamics, family roles, family therapy, sibling rivalry, parenting
- family dramafamily bonds, sibling rivalry, family reunion, kinship, family secret
- parentinggentle parenting, child, mom, children, kids
teenage rebellionfilial piety
Respect owed to parents
rule-following · docility · acquiescence · meekness · tractability
teenage rebellionsocial conformity
Adopting group norms
traditionalism · conservatism · teacher's pet · square · straight-laced