Health Sciences 2700A/B Chapter Notes -Pubic Hair, Menarche, Puberty
15 Apr 2014
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Adolescence: the transition between childhood and adulthood: the tasks of this time period are the same globally. The beginning of adolescence starts with puberty: a flood of biological events leading to an adult sized body and sexual maturity. During the early 20th century adolescence was viewed as a time of storm and stress perspective. G. stanely hall saw adolescence as a period so turbulent resembling an era in which humans evolved from savages into civilized beings. Anna frued viewed the teenage years as a biologically based, universal developmental disturbance. View of storm and stress is exaggerated even though some teens do experience serious difficulties, emotional turbulence is not routine. Margaret mead concluded that because of the cultures relaxed social relationships and openness to sexuality, adolescence is a pleasant time ( pacific island, somoa). She offered a different view in which noted that the environment of the adolescent is responsible for the range of teenage experience.
