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| _______ is a cultural construction while ________ is universal |
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Adolescence is a cultural construction that varies in age of onset, duration, content and experience.
Puberty is a biological event that occurs universally across cultures |
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| Adolescence is defined by a biological marker (beginning) and a social ending. What is the biological marker and what is the social ending? |
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Biological marker: Onset of puberty
Social ending: The individual's readiness to take on an adult role in their society |
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| True or False: All cultures have some form of adolescence. |
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| True: All cultures display some form of adolescence, although these differ greatly in age, duration, relative importance, content (roles) and experience |
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| What is the approximate age span of adolescence? |
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| What is the approximate age span of emerging adulthood? |
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| True or False: Some form of emerging adulthood is found across all cultures |
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| False: Emerging adulthood is a relatively new idea that is not recognized in many cultures, and appears to be rooted in Western culture. |
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| The set of biological changes involved in reaching physical and sexual maturity. All humans will reach puberty at approximately the same time. |
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Age range of "early adolescence":
Age range of "late adolescence": |
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Early adolescence: 10-14 years
Late adolescence: 14-18 years |
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| Short-hand term used to refer to adolescents and emerging adults together |
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