Lesson 1 - 20250109 - History of Adolescence Flashcards
Memorize the history of Adolescence
What Plato believed about development
- Reasoning appears gradually
- Activities of learning should align with this fact
Plato believed children should study, and when
7-10yr : Reading and Writing
10-13yr : Literature
13-16yr : Music
Late : Science and Mathematics
Aristotle believed Adolescence is
Adolescence is a period where reasoning only gradually becomes stronger than the passions
“The young are beated by nature as drunken men by wine.”
Aristotle believed that the age of 14-21 is where
“the highest plane is achieved: Choice and self-determination as a process of overcoming impulses”
The common belief about development in Medieval Times was:
Children should be coddled, then regarded as mini-adults.
People become progressively worse and removed from god.
The path to redemption lies in discipline of the child, and repression of childish impulses (sins).
That adolescents should work.
Rousseau brought forward the idea during the Enlightenment period that
Childhood and adolescence are life stages that should be valued in themselves.
Parents and educators should foster young people’s goodness and sensitivity.
Adolescence is a tumultuous period of unrest.
“Storm and Stress” view.
What children did during 1800’s - 1900’s Canada
Worked in farms, mines, mills, factories.
Urbanization leads to young adults moving to cities. (Increase in education)
Public schools are established. (Shift from tuition to public funding)
Teacher schools are established (normal schools).
What does “Storm and Stress” refer to for adolescents?
An adolescent’s decreased level of self-control is the ‘storm’ and their increased sensitivity as the ‘stress’
How did Stanley Hall describe adolesence?
“Adolescents is when we went from beast-like to civilized; biologically constrained to be in ‘storm and stress’”
Described Adolescents as dangerous to others
What is inventionism?
A view that suggests labour laws and compulsory education separated young people from the adult world.
-> Adolescents are invented by this system.
What are some stereotypes of Adolescents?
Portrayed as troubled, less respectful, self-centered, more assertive, more adventurous that the previous generation.
: The youth of every generation seems radical :
What is the Adolescent Generalization Gap?
Widespread generalizations about adolescents based on information about a limited, often visible, group of adolescents
