Pushing Back Against Teen Culture Analysis
Gregston wrote an article titled “Pushing Back Against a Teen Culture of Entitlement”. Gregston has many years of experience dealing with adolescents and families. He is an author, speaker, and radio host. Along with this, he is the founder of a residential counseling center for troubled teens. The main purpose of the article is to bring awareness of teen culture entitlement. As for the thesis, the author indicates various ways of how a parent can put an end to the teen behavior. Based upon his claims, Gregston's main arguments is everyone is born selfish and narcissistic. Furthermore, he claims the parents have allowed their children to act upon the sense of entitlement with no means of consequences. In brief summarization, Stone organizes his article in a way for him to state his claim, present reasoning, and then follow up with a solution.
As an example, Stone wrote everyone is born selfish and narcissistic. To provide reasoning to such a bold statement he goes on by mentioning from the day we were born we cry regardless if our parents are tired or not. Following the reasoning, he then begins to state ways this can be changed. The effective use of organization allows the article to flow smoothly from one topic …show more content…
The author failed to mention how kids would react differently if they were raised by a single parents or even a guardian. How would these factors change how a teenager acts? Also, the author does not seem open to the fact that self entitlement can be good at times. His basis is viewed only his way with no accountabilities of the children he talks about. If the author were to sit down and talk to the teenager, he would then find the exact reason why a teenager may act self entitled. For all that can be assumed, a child may not act self entitled based upon being spoiled by their parents or guardians. The suggestions Gregstons claim is a bit biased and quite frankly only an
As an example, Stone wrote everyone is born selfish and narcissistic. To provide reasoning to such a bold statement he goes on by mentioning from the day we were born we cry regardless if our parents are tired or not. Following the reasoning, he then begins to state ways this can be changed. The effective use of organization allows the article to flow smoothly from one topic …show more content…
The author failed to mention how kids would react differently if they were raised by a single parents or even a guardian. How would these factors change how a teenager acts? Also, the author does not seem open to the fact that self entitlement can be good at times. His basis is viewed only his way with no accountabilities of the children he talks about. If the author were to sit down and talk to the teenager, he would then find the exact reason why a teenager may act self entitled. For all that can be assumed, a child may not act self entitled based upon being spoiled by their parents or guardians. The suggestions Gregstons claim is a bit biased and quite frankly only an