PS276 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Unit
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New activities and opportunities that come w age promt self evaluation, introspection, chances to exercise autonomy etc however economic maturity lags far behind psychological maturity. Inventionists say adolescence is defined by how society recognizes the period as distinct. Adoescence did not exist until industrial revolution, before distinction b/w child and adult was based on whether they owned property. Emerging adulthood only exists in very few industrialized societies and is generally a period of positive and improving mental health. We have few universal markers of adulthood attainment. Adolescents from 100 years ago were more likely to live under adult supervision for a longer time period. Social redefinition begins at 15/16 as groups move through series of transitions togethet thus creating strong bonds, entailing real or symbolic separation from parents. Clarity is the explicitness of the adolescence-adult transition and continuity is the smoothness of the passage. Clarity gets messy bc laws governing ages at which individuals can do adult activities are inconsistent.
