adolescence

Examples of adolescence in the following topics:

• Adolescence

  • The study of adolescent development often involves interdisciplinary collaborations.
  • During early adolescence, adolescents often associate in cliques; exclusive, single-sex groups of peers with whom they are particularly close.
  • Romantic relationships tend to increase in prevalence throughout adolescence.
  • Adolescence marks a time of sexual maturation, which impacts the types of social interactions adolescents maintain.
  • Adolescents strive for autonomy.

• Adolescent Socialization

  • Bullying is an example of the negative influence that peer groups can have on adolescents.
  • Adolescence is a transitional stage of physical and psychological human development.
  • This is also a time when adolescents start to explore gender identity and sexuality in depth.
  • Exploring these possibilities may result in abrupt changes in self-presentation as the adolescent chooses or rejects qualities and behaviors, trying to guide the actual self toward the ideal self (who the adolescent wishes to be) and away from the feared self (who the adolescent does not want to be).
  • Romantic relationships tend to increase in prevalence throughout adolescence.

• Dividing the lifespan

• Levinson

  • Research in this field questions not only whether development ceases after adolescence, but also the notion, popularized by many gerontologists, that a decline occurs after late adolescence.
  • Research in Positive Adult Development questions not only whether development ceases after adolescence, but also the notion, popularized by many gerontologists, that a decline occurs after late adolescence.

• Childhood

  • Childhood is the age span ranging from birth to adolescence.
  • Some consider that childhood, as a concept of play and innocence, ends at adolescence.
  • Adolescence is usually determined by the onset of puberty.
  • The end of adolescence and the beginning of adulthood varies by country.
  • Evaluate the importance of childhood (early, middle and adolescence) in terms of socialization and acceptance in society

• Childhood Socialization

  • Gender roles are taught from infancy through primary socialization, or the type of socialization that occurs in childhood and adolescence.
  • Primary socialization takes place early in life, as a child and adolescent.

• Gender Socialization

  • The process of gender socialization continues as adolescents enter the workforce.
  • Research has found that adolescents encounter stereotypes of gendered performance in the workforce in their first jobs.
  • The impact of these first experiences in the professional world will shape adolescents' perspectives on how men and women behave differently in the workforce.

• Dimensions of Human Development

  • They are characterized by prenatal development, toddler, early childhood, late childhood, adolescence, early adulthood, middle adulthood, and old age.
  • Adolescence is the period of life between the onset of puberty and the full commitment to an adult social role.
  • Analyze the differences between the various stages of human life - prenatal, toddler, early and late childhood, adolescence, early and middle adulthood and old age

• Peer Groups

  • The influence of the peer group typically peaks during adolescence.
  • Adolescent peer groups provide support for children and teens as they assimilate into the adult society decreasing dependence on parents, increasing feeling of self-sufficiency, and connecting with a much larger social network.
  • Analyze the importance of the peer group in terms of childhood and adolescent socialization

• Stages of Socialization Throughout the Life Span

  • Primary socialization takes place early in life, as a child and adolescent.
  • In adolescence, socialization is concerned with the development of overarching values and the self-image.
  • Response: The child and adolescent may be more easily malleable than the adult.