PSY311H5 Lecture Notes - Positive Youth Development, Margaret Mead, Dependent And Independent Variables
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5 out of 6 short answer questions (12 points each) 4 pages double-spaced maximum (not including title page and reference list) Can use 9th edition of book but make sure that the chapters line up! Preparation for the future (adulthood and adult roles) Less clear when adolescence begins and ends. Transitions: biological (puberty), cognitive, social (changes in social status, being viewed and treated as an adult). Typical boundaries that researchers use: early adolescence. Characterized by the feeling of being in between (not truly an adolescent, not truly an adult). Focusing on the self, exploring different identities, future possibilities can be explored. Also a time of instability, financial instability. Most mobile in terms of where they live. Plato & aristotle (4th & 5th centuries b. c. ) Plato: argued that adolescence is the third life stage and it is the time when the individual acquires the capacity for reasoning and rational thought (14-20 years old).
