Episode #30: Does age matter... our early years have quite a few restrictions

Becoming an adult is a right of passage in just about every culture. In America, 18-year-olds can start making their own decisions, but are still restricted from buying alcohol and other substances. Many purchases and "rights" are given at different ages, but where do those laws stem from and why do we bar adults from making some decisions?

Beer Selection:

Cali Craft Cool Kidz

https://www.calicraft.com/cool-kidz 

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Episode Links:

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/2158244018806036

https://www.oxfordhandbooks.com/view/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780195385052.001.0001/oxfordhb-9780195385052-e-032

https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2019/05/29/why-were-letting-americans-vote-marry-drink-far-too-young/

https://oxme.info/life/your-rights-different-ages

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/end-child-marriage-u-s-you-might-be-surprised-who-n1050471 

https://www.youthrights.org/about/what-are-youth-rights/

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/18/us/usa-legal-age.html

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/3-reasons-why-social-media-age-restrictions-matter_b_5935924

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