FRHD 2280 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: American Psychological Association, Emerging Adulthood And Early Adulthood, Premarital Sex

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Family Relations and Human Development
• Course: FRHD 2280
• Professor: Carol Anne Hendry

Document Summary

Adolescence is culturally constructed, not simply a biological phenomenon. Puberty the set of bio changes involved in reaching physical and sexual maturity (this is universal the same bio changes take place in puberty for young people everywhere) the differences are in cultural meanings and timing. Early philosophers believed that there was a distinction between childhood and adolescence. Plato - argued infancy 0-7, childhood 7-14, adolescence 14-21. Struggle between reason and passion in adolescence. Saint augustine"s autobiography: wrote about his teens and how he was reckless, claimed that christianity is the key to eternal salvation but to the rule of reason over passion, the way to. Hall believed adolescence to range from 14-24. Due to (cid:449)he(cid:374) (cid:373)e(cid:374)ar(cid:272)he (cid:894)girl"s first (cid:373)e(cid:374)struatio(cid:374)(cid:895) o(cid:272)(cid:272)urs. In early 20th century average menarche was 15, influencing when hall decided when puberty and adolescence began. In the 21st century, the average menarche is earlier, occurring at 12. 5 years. This changed the adolescence range to 10-18.