In western cultures, voting, completing an education, beginning full-time employment, leaving home and establishing financial independence, getting married, and having children are all examples of the assumption of new responsibilities that defines

In western cultures, voting, completing an education, beginning full-time employment, leaving home and establishing financial independence, getting married, and having children are all examples of the assumption of new responsibilities that defines​ roles transition.
Role transitions are psychological (and, where relevant, physical) movement between roles, including disengagement from one role (role exit) and engagement in another .