Intro

Question 1

What social changes brought about the adolescent period?

Answer 1

declining population of children and decreased demand for child labour led to a prolonging of the education process

nothing else for them to do other than stay in school, led to recognition of entire new group of individuals

Question 2

Who is credited with the invention of adolescence?

Answer 2

G. Stanley Hall

Question 3

What is the difference pubescence and puberty?

Answer 3

pubescence precedes sexual maturity, changes in voice, hair growth, physical changes

puberty is the onset of sexual maturity, marked by menstruation/ejaculation

Question 4

What is the sociological definition of adolescence?

Answer 4

transitional period between childhood and adulthood

due to social organization/education system - does not exist in all cultures

designed to facilitate transition between child and adult in terms of social roles and status

Question 5

What are the age ranges for early, middle, and late adolescence?

Answer 5

early - 10-13 (grade 5-8)

middle - 14-17 (high school)

late - 18-21 (university)

can see how our education system shapes these groupings

Question 6

What is emerging adulthood?

Answer 6

aka youth or young adulthood

“protracted adolescence” - don’t actually assume adult roles until late 20s

behaviours emerge in many individuals that are not characteristic of adulthood (travelling, bouncing between jobs, living at home after school, etc.)

Question 7

What is psychology?

Answer 7

study of human growth, behaviour, and experience

Question 8

What are the 3 types of fundamental changes in adolescence?

Answer 8

biological
cognitive
social

Question 9

What are the 4 main contexts in which adolescents exist?

Answer 9

family
peers
school
work/leisure/media

Question 10

What are the main psychosocial concerns in adolescence?

Answer 10

identity
autonomy
intimacy
sexuality
achievement

Question 11

What is the Storm and Stress Scale?

Answer 11

provides statements on teenage behaviour

rate on scale from never true (1) to always true (7)

higher score = more negative view of adolescents

Question 12

What is the fear or loathing of teenagers?

Answer 12

ephebiphobia

inaccurate, exaggerated, and sensational characterization of young people that lead to apprehension, worry, and fear

Question 13

What is a trigger?

Answer 13

a sight, sound, or smell that conjures up an emotional reaction to a past traumatic event

Question 14

Do trigger warnings work?

Answer 14

little impact on how students actually respond to content

neither harmful nor helpful

Question 15

What is a rite of passage?

Answer 15

ceremony/ritual marking an individual’s transition from one social status to another, especially marking young person’s transition to adulthood

Question 16

What is Hall’s Theory of Recapitulation?

Answer 16

development of the individual paralleled the development of the human species

Question 17

What is the dual systems theory?

Answer 17

aka maturational imbalance

simultaneous development of 2 different brain systems

• one governs rewards/punishments and social/emotional information
• one regulates self-control and advanced thinking abilities

Question 18

What is adolescent marginality?

Answer 18

vast difference in the power between adult and adolescent generation which leaves them feeling insignificant or marginalized

Question 19

What is the theory of intergenerational conflict?

Answer 19

adolescents and adults grow up under different social circumstances and therefore develop different values, attitudes, and beliefs

Question 20

What is the anthropological perspective on adolescence?

Answer 20

societies vary in the way they view and structure adolescence, therefore it is a culturally defined experience

ex. stressful and difficult in our society, but peaceful and calm in others

Question 21

Is adolescence inherently stressful?

Answer 21

no

self-fulfilling prophecy - the more parents believe teenagers to be reckless/rebellious, the more likely their teenager actually behaves this way