Chapter 1

Question 1

Adolescence began

Answer 1

Classical Greek Philosophy (470-320bc)

Question 2

Plato
Greek Philosopher (470-320)

Answer 2

Children cannot reason.

Question 3

Aristotle
Greek Philosopher (470-320bc)

Answer 3

self determination is key to transition.

Question 4

Middle Ages (12th-15th)Century
"Regression"

Answer 4

Children were viewed as miniature adults, with commensurate treatment.

Children worked in fields, fought in wars, and married young.

Question 5

French Enlightenment (18th) century

Philosopher Rousseau

Answer 5

restores theory of developmental stages.

Childhood thought of special distinct time.

Question 6

Modern 20-21st century

Answer 6

Viewed adolescent development as a mix of stage-like progressions and more quantitative continuous development.

Question 7

Fair Labor standards

20-21st century

Answer 7

Passed by Eleanore Roosevel: enacted Child Labor Standards Act by FDR.

Question 8

Hall (1904)

Book: Storm and Stress idea of Adolescence

Answer 8

• Adult parenting goals instill calm and passivity “Sex & Violence” urges and how we mentor youth
• Influence profound and long lasting
• Sex Education
• Violent video games

Question 9

Margret Mead’s Sociocultural View

20th century

Answer 9

Observed Samoan Child development in 1920’s & 1930’s

• challenged the view of storm and stress
• Concluded that the stages of adolescent development may reflect on sociocultural imperatives.
• Conclusion adolescent stages did have some disruption but not

Question 10

Adolescence= Sociohistorical creation

Answer 10

concept of teenager

• school, work, home demands (1890-1920)
• Child labor laws enacted in 1938
• Adolescent dependence on adults becomes more formalized.

Question 11

Fair Labor Standards Act

Answer 11

enacted in 1938 by FDR

Question 12

School, Work, Home demands

Answer 12

1890-1920

Question 13

Storm and Stress Model

Answer 13

Adolescents are out of control

-doesnt reflect every and or most adolescents

Question 14

Historical trends

Answer 14

Fewer children are dying now than in previous times.

Question 15

Improvements

Answer 15

• free education
• academic improvement
• lower teen pregnancy
• less exposure to violence of every type

Question 16

Adult diseases are more prevalent

Answer 16

• type II diabetes
• high blood pressure
• obesity rates up over last 30 years
• mental health disorders on the rise (autism, attentional,depression, and suicide)

Question 17

Context

Answer 17

• everything occurs with a social, physical, or historical context
• events and behaviors are essentially meaningless without a context that defines them.
• Culture, family, politics, and schools are all contexts
• Contexts interact.

Question 18

Cultural Contexts

Answer 18

• different kinds of behaviors and interprets the same behaviors in different ways.
• all cultures, however, attempt to raise children to be competent adults.

Question 19

Adolescence

Answer 19

Latin word meaning “growing up”.