CPSY 4303 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Juvenile Court, Emerging Adulthood And Early Adulthood, Statutory Rape
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The elongation of adolescence: young people go through puberty earlier and enter into adult roles of work and family later than ever before. Adolescence as a social invention: inventionists: theorists who argue that the period of adolescence is mainly a social invention. Argue that it is only because we see adolescence as distinct that is exists as such: adolescence didn"t exist until the industrial revolution if the mid-19 th century. Before children treated as mini-adults, main difference being ownership of property: impact of industrialization. What a child needed to learn became increasingly uncertain- encouraged to spend increasing time in school. Turned into full-time students to protect adult"s jobs. Began to be recognized as an important and independent consumer group: youth: today, a term used to refer to individuals ages 18-22; it once referred to individuals ages 12-24. Not a lot of research but on mental health during this time but it is generally one of positive and improving mental health.
