HDF 371 Chapter Notes - Chapter Introduction: Kurt Lewin, Albert Bandura, Behaviorism

• School: UT-Austin
• Department: Human Development and Family Sciences
• Course: HDF 371
• Professor: F Varner

Document Summary

The (cid:449)o(cid:396)d adoles(cid:272)e(cid:374)(cid:272)e is de(cid:396)i(cid:448)ed f(cid:396)o(cid:373) the lati(cid:374) (cid:858)adoles(cid:272)e(cid:396)e(cid:859) (cid:449)hi(cid:272)h (cid:373)ea(cid:374)t to g(cid:396)o(cid:449) i(cid:374)to adulthood. In all societies, adolescence is a time of growing up, of moving from immaturity, of preparation for the future. Adolescence a period of transitions: biological, psychological, social, economic. Adolescents become more interesting in sex, are biologically capable of having children, become wiser, more sophisticated, better able to make their own decisions, become more self- aware, more independent, and more concerned about what the future holds for them. Rather than argue about which boundaries are the correct ones, it makes more sense to think of development during adolescence as involving a series of transitions from immaturity into maturity. Early adolescence the period spanning roughly ages 10-13, corresponding roughly to the junior high or middle school years. Middle adolescence the period spanning roughly ages 14-17, corresponding to the high school years. Late adolescence the period spanning roughly ages 18-21, corresponding approximately to the college years.