Adulthood can be defined in [[biology]], [[psychological]] adult [[development]], [[law]], [[personal]] [[character]], or [[social status]]. These [[different]] aspects of adulthood are often inconsistent and contradictory. A person may be biologically an adult, and have adult [[behavior]] but still be treated as a child if they are under the legal age of majority. Conversely one may legally be an adult but possess none of the [[maturity]] and [[responsibility]] that define adult [[character]]. | Adulthood can be defined in [[biology]], [[psychological]] adult [[development]], [[law]], [[personal]] [[character]], or [[social status]]. These [[different]] aspects of adulthood are often inconsistent and contradictory. A person may be biologically an adult, and have adult [[behavior]] but still be treated as a child if they are under the legal age of majority. Conversely one may legally be an adult but possess none of the [[maturity]] and [[responsibility]] that define adult [[character]]. |