youth arguments

Question 1

evidence for youth being a biological stage?(3)

Answer 1

• hormonal changes through puberty
• young people experience changes in their attitude and behaviour at that time
• go through stages of being irritable and unsure of themselves

Question 2

evidence for social construct?(3)

Answer 2

• the law: rights differ in different societies, the laws are different in different societies eg. you have to be 17 to drive in England but in most american states you can drive at 16
• social norms:customs also vary. In England the average of marriage for a girl to get married is just over 27,whereas in Niger it’s just over 17.
• emotional/behavioural norms: youth is emotional/confusing. Margaret Mead argued(1927) that this isn’t the case in every society. The Samoan young people didn’t have a period of turmoil