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IT’S JUST ALLERGIES
Experts weigh in on teenagers’ emotional difficulties
Story by Emma Short
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Generation Z comprises the population born between 1997-2012. It is the most ethnically diverse generation in American history, and makes up 27% of the U.S. population. While its diversity and intelligence has made a difference in today’s industrial America, the generation has had emotional struggles vastly different from its generational counterparts.
With the addition of social media influence, the COVID-19 pandemic and an increase in hate crimes around the country, it is safe to say today’s teenagers have seen the lot of it. On top of this, two students passed away last semester, something very difficult to process at such an early point in a person’s mental and emotional development. While being a teenager and going through puberty is already difficult, Generation Z has additional walls to break down and walk through.
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