PSYC 2110 Lecture 11: PSYC 2110 Lecture 11 Notes
30 May 2018
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PSYC 2110 Lecture 11 Notes
Introduction
Recognition of Adolescence
• Formal recognition of adolescence as a distinct phase of life came later, during the early
years of the 20th century (Hall, 1904).
• The spread of industry in Western societies is probably the event most responsible for
the inention of adolesene.
• As immigrants poured into industrialized nations and took jobs that had formerly been
filled by children and teenagers, young people became economic liabilities rather than
assets (Remley, 1988).
• The increasingly complex technology of industrial operations placed a premium on
obtaining an educated labour force.
• So laws were passed in the late 19th century to restrict child labour and make schooling
compulsory (Kett, 1979).
• Suddenly teens were spending much of their time surrounded by age-mates and
separated from adults.
• As they socialized with friends and developed their own peer cultures, teenagers came
to be viewed as a distinct class of individuals who had clearly emerged from the
innocence of childhood but who were not yet ready to assume adult responsibilities
(Hall, 1904).
• After World War II, the adolescent experience broadened as increasing numbers of high
school graduates postponed marriages and careers to pursue college and university (and
postgraduate) educations.
• Part of the reason for these changes is the increased life span (due, in part, to medical
advances) in our current culture compared to that of earlier eras.
• Because of this, there is the opportunity to take time for exploration in adolescence.
• Today, it is not at all unusual for young people to delay their entry into the adult world
until their mid- to late 20s (Hartung & Sweeney, 1991; Vobejda, 1991).
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