Jainism is a non-theistic Indian religion and philosophical system originating in Iron Age India. Jains compose 0.4% (around 4.2 million) of India's population, and are concentrated in the states of Gujarat, Karnataka, Maharashtra, and Rajasthan.
In short, it soon became apparent that a new stage of life â the teenage phase â was becoming a reality in America. American adolescents were displaying traits unknown among children and adults. Although the word teenager did not come into use until decades later, the teenage mindset dawned in the 1920s.
In these societies the term adolescence typically refers to the period between ages 12 and 20 and is roughly equivalent to the word teens. Adolescence occurs when the individual experiences an upsurge of sexual feelings following the latent sexuality of childhood.