Social Maturation In Early Adulthood

individual. Adjusting to social groups may cause stress to the adolescent as he is now expected to be socially matured and inaugurate mature relationship to attain intellectual skills, socially responsible behavior and features essential for civil competence and accomplish an autonomous state. Hence, social maturation permits a comprehensive discernment of the social environment that assists adolescents to influence the social circumstances and advance in the social patterns of social behavior. (Madhuri, 2014)

An adolescent who is socially immature is not accepted by society. It can create problems not only with society but also with his or her own family and peer groups. Consequently, it is vital that an adolescent attains a more mature behavior

Moreover, it was attested that girls attain maturity earlier than boys. This could be explained in terms of societal demands that girls ought to express more mature behavior than boys. (Madhuri, 2014)

Studies have also noted that parenting styles play a key role in the social maturity of teenagers. Adolescents belonging to households where parents assert a democratic parenting style show high social maturity. Those belonging to a permissive parenting style had a moderate level of social maturity, while, teenagers having authoritarian parents displayed a low level of social maturity. (Madhuri, 2014)

Social Maturity is the ability to function in a fitting and responsible manner in society. Adolescence is the age an individual expresses a more mature behavior. Thus, making social maturity is an indispensable feature for the individual and along with society. (Madhuri, 2014)

This scale contains 90 items and it is meant for higher primary, secondary and pre-university grades students. The statements as a range of four responses which are Strongly Agree (SA), Agree (A), Disagree (D) and Strongly Disagree (SD). It measures three factors that are: (PrasadPsycho,

The ability also involves empathy, which sensitizes the individual to the affective domain and demands effective communication.

• Enlightened Trust includes a general belief that it is acceptable to rely or depend on others when need arises. It involves clear functioning of enlightened decision about whom, when and how much to trust.

• Cooperation is an altruistic tendency to join others in their efforts in order to reach a mutually desirable goal. It involves ability to regard rules 79 and practices more as a reciprocal social agreement than a rigid, unchangeable law.

3. Social adequacy

• Social Commitment involves a feeling of oneness with others, willingness to modify or relinquish personal goals in the interest of societal goals and also a readiness to invest in long term social goals.

• Social Tolerance involves a person's willingness to interact with individuals and groups who differ from him. Sensitivity to the right of individuals and groups who differ from him, thus accepting the difference as a means of building out-group loyalties.

• Openness to Change involves willingness to accept changes in the social setting and adapt oneself to the demands of these changes. (shodhganga,