Introduction



Introduction: Are Adolescents like Adults?

Chapter 1

I. Introduction

A. Are Adolescents and Adults Legally Equal?

1. Adolescent are legally the same as adults

2. Adolescents are legally different than adults

B. Theme of the Courses

1. Adolescence as a unique time.

2. Adolescence as non-unique time.

II. Definition of Adolescence

A. Introduction (pp. 22-25)

B. Santrock’s Definition and its Problems (p. 21)

1. Universality (p.p. 17-19)

2. Age-based

3. Vague

C. Amsel Definition and its Strengths

1. Interactionist (pp. 8-9)

2. Psychological Processes (pp. 20)

3. Socio-historical Context (pp. 14, 17-19)

III. Adolescents and Culture

A. Introduction

B. Mead and the Transition to Adulthood (pp. 8)

C. Contemporary Transition to Adulthood (pp. 13-14)

IV. Storm and Stress

A. Introduction (p. 8)

B. Status (pp. 12-13

V. Questions for Next Time

A. Looking back at your life now, specify the ways in which you changed. Discuss why that change occurred.

B. Would you say your adolescence was unique (very different than your

childhood and adulthood) or not unique (as a child in some ways and as an adult in others?)

C. Can you imagine that your adolescence would have been different if you grew

up in a different place or time? What difference would that make to the person

you are now?

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