The following passage (paragraph 5) mainly shows that.
While many young people enjoy partaking in long-standing cultural traditions, not everyone finds these rites of passage representative of their
emerging identity. For some individuals, status quo traditions serve as a reminder
of times when social or cultural obligations were rarely
questioned, and people behaved as was expected of them. Such rituals may be rooted in
religious beliefs or strict standards regarding
gender
roles. Some customs have evolved with time to suit current generations, who might wish for
less public pomp and circumstance.
A. these days, coming-of-age traditions are almost universally reviled by young people
B. most young Americans feel overwhelmed by the strict traditions of their forebears
C. young women, in particular, are beginning to push back against the coming-of-age traditions of their societies
OD. although rituals can be liberating, they can also be reminders of a society's more oppressive norms
