PSY310H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Cultivation Theory, Fraternities And Sororities, Comprehensive High School
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Process of industrialization changed formal education and children and adolescents experience changes in school. Pre-industrialization, children and adolescent spend a bit of time in community school while most of the time they spend with helping their parents on farms or household chores. Industrialization increased work in factories and in the urban centres, and because of this, mechanics and machines decreased work for humans so there were less jobs available for adults and adolescents. Advent of child labour laws so that there will be more jobs for adults. By 2010, 97% of males and females are in school. Around 1924, only 33% of 5th graders graduate but by the 2000s, 75% 5th graders will graduate on time. Large educational system was developed so children and adolescents are placed there. In 1910, about 15% of adolescents went to one of these formal schools; but it was only adolescents with wealthy background.
