According to Berger (2008), the social clock is considered a timetable based on social norms. This is when society may say you are too young to get married, or too young to be a parent. Overall, I do think there are limitations to this, such as being to young for marriage or being a parent. However, I do think that sometimes society may tell someone they are too young, when in reality they are ready and it is based on an opinion. For example, a couple who just got married in their early twenties is now considered to be too young. Who is to say they are too young if they feel that is right for their lives. Personally, I do not agree with it completely for myself, but that is just for me and I am not setting standards and social norms for everyone else. Something else I thought may go along with this is having social norms say that someone may be too old for something. The new fad of having a facebook has now hit the older generations and I often here people my age saying "they're too old to have a facebook." I do not think this should be the case at all, because it is an excellent way for older people to keep in touch with people in their lives that they may have not contacted in years. Facebook is one of the many advances in the social network, and their should be no age limit or social norm that says "you are too old." I feel this goes along with a lot of other technology today, and maybe if everyone had this idea then we would not have as much of a technology gap with older generations.
Berger, S. K. (2008). The Developing Person: Through the Life Span. New York, NY: Worth Publisher.
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