do you think the major parties will survive and emerge from their current period of decline? why or why not?

depends

Explanation:

what parties are we talking about here. speaking on behalf of UK political parties I firmly believe the conservatives are on a strong downfall and not a lot can save them. With the younger voters supporting the labour party I don't see them lasting long in office

they remained in rural areas and worked at jobs such as lumbering or farming.

depends on the age of the teen, many believe by the age of 16 a person should know the strong difference between right and wrong along with the difference between risky and immediate death. swimming with sharks might be dangerous but swimming with sharks while bloody meat is attached to you is just insane. even more if you have no idea what you're doing. however, no matter the age, as long as the person is skilled enough and has the mental and physical capacity to control their actions doing whatever sport they put their mind to is all that matters.