Sociology 2105A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Critical Thinking, Social Forces, Ingroups And Outgroups

• School: Western University
• Department: Sociology
• Course: Sociology 2105A/B
• Professor: James Cote

Document Summary

The youth question involves how to understand the material and subjective conditions associated with the youth period : that portion of the life course between what is defined as childhood and adulthood in a given society. This question is difficult to answer because the societal definitions of the youth period vary widely over time and place. The various cultural definitions of youth have a recent history in western countries and are still changing. There are different terms for this period: e. g. psychologists prefer adolescence and emerging adulthood . The full age range of the youth period as found in the range of world cultures is recognized as spanning from ages 14-30. With greater proportions of people now experiencing prolonged transitions to full- time work roles and starting families later, more attention is being paid to those in their twenties. One way to grasp the complexity of the youth question is to think in terms of the.