Social clock is :
- Things that you are suppose to do at certain age
For eg: A 40 year old guy is attending our interpersonal communication class for a
degree ( What do u feel about that..Isn't that a little weird???)
- We feel its out of time.
- We should finish doing certain things at a certain age.
Culture
- Culture :- In certain culture youths should get married after they finish their SPM. ( But for us we feel its to young for a marriage life)
- People in the culture finds it weird if you don't get married between the age of 18-20
- Doing things at certain age such as marriage, education, getting a baby and etc...
Family
- Some family have their own way of bringing up their children
- It might effect the social clock of the children
- For eg:
My grandfather don't allow any of his children and his grandchildren to ride motor. When we see all our friends riding motor we'd like to ride as well but we cant do it because we are restrict. When we are with our friends, we might feel out of step because we feel left out when we cannot do what people our age are doing.
General
Children in US :-
- Get pregnant before they get married.
- Leave their home at a very young age.
- Stay in the same house with their partner before getting married
- Compared to the situation in our country people caught doing these things will be looked down and not respected in the society.
- Hence, in each country we have our own social clock.
- As time goes on, the social clock will be changing.
Hey there. About the social clock in the U.S., I dont think it's has any regards in concerning that youths should get pregnant before married as well as staying in the same house with their partner before marriage. I think this is more of a social norm. But do correct me if I'm wrong.
ReplyDeleteYeaa..its a social norm. So what i'm trying to tell here is that the social clock in US and Malaysia is totally different. In US gettin pregnant before marriage is a normal thing, whereas here in Malaysia it will be a big issue. We will be looked down and isolated by the community. So getting pregnant and staying with their partner before marriage is viewed differently in US and Malaysia. Hence our social clock is different compared to theirs.You got what i meant??? (Hahaha...i hope its true..)
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