CHYS 1F90 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: International Sleep Products Association, Beta Distribution, Estrogen Receptor
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How do we think about childhood and adolescence from a developmental perspective: conceptualizing childhood. Improvements in strength, speed, reaction time, mental reasoning abilities, immune function. Increased conflicts with parents(intensity: mood volatility (and increased negative mood, sensation-seeking (example; still want to goon roller-coaster even though. A socio-cultural-historical perspective: different kinds of stories. Socio-cultural focus: historical context, social influences, cultural shifts, this story is about . **all ideas can be traced through history*: once upon a time . Pre-1900s: how (cid:494)teenagers(cid:495) came to be invented (cid:494)teenager(cid:495) is a historical concept (cid:494)teenage(cid:495) did not exist, only (cid:494)adults(cid:495), (cid:494)children(cid:495, schooling optional, children worked, early marriage, parenthood, adulthood started around 16-17, child labour laws (cid:883)9(cid:883)(cid:882)(cid:495)s = (cid:494)newsies(cid:495) Late 19th century: restricted from factory and mining work. Early 20th century: most provinces enact legislation to restrict employment of children. Great depression: 1929-1939, children pushed out of work, into school, automobiles.