How did the views of adolescence change in the West from ancient Greece through
now?
study of adolescents and emerging adulthood - ANSWER In ancient Greece,
philosophers Plato and Aristotle interpreted adolescence as a "third distinct stage of
life" (ages 14-21) after infancy (birth to age 7) and childhood (ages 7-14).
AdolescenceBoth viewed adolescence as the stage of life in which capacity for
"reason" first developed from Augustine's time through the Middle Ages, the
historical record on adolescence is sparse. However, one well-documented event
that sheds some light on the history of adolescence is the "Children's Crusade."The
young crusaders set out from Germany for the Mediterranean coast, believing that
when they arrived there the waters would part for them as the Red Sea had for
Moses. They would then walk over to the holy land (Jerusalem and the areas where
Jesus had lived), where they would appeal to the Muslims to allow Christian
pilgrims to visit the holy sites—several crusades by now had already occurred
Children's crusades an attempt to appeal to the Muslims in peace, inspired by the
belief that Jesus had decreed that the holy land could be gained only through the
innocence of youth. Unfortunately, the "innocence" of the young people—their lack
of knowledge and experience—made them a ripe target for the unscrupulous. Many
of them were robbed, raped, or kidnapped along the way. Although a total disaster,
it reaffirmed a common belief that adolescence was an era of innocence and that it
possesses a special value and power.
Explain what life cycle service is and specify when it was most common. -
ANSWER Beginning in about 1500, young people in European societies typically
took part in life-cycle service, a period on their late teens and 20s in which young
people would engage in domestic service, farm service or apprenticeships in
various trades and crafts.
faded during industrialization
, What are the features that make the years 1890-1920 the Age of Adolescence? How
did G. Stanley Hall contribute to this? - ANSWER founder of the American
Psychological association
hall was one of the initiators of the child study movement in the United States,
which advocated scientific research on child and adolescent development and the
improvement of conditions for children and adolescents in the family, school, and
workplace.
1) Enactment of laws restricting child labor
.2) New requirements for children to attend secondary school
3) The development of the field of adolescence as an area of scholarly study.
What is meant by storm and stress? How do G. Stanley Hall and the modern view
differ on this issue? - ANSWER he believed the stage of adolescence reflected a
stage in the human evolutionary past when there was a great deal of up- heaval and
disorder, with the result that adolescents today expe- rience a great deal of storm
and stress as a standard part of their development.
others differed, saying that it was not garuenteed and not purely biological.
What are the features of emerging adulthood? Is this set of features applicable for
all populations?
Identify the markers of adulthood that are most common in the West? - ANSWER
1. the age of identity explorations; 2. the age of instability;3. the self-focused age;4.
the age of feeling in-between; and 5. the age of possibilities.
Give examples of how criteria for adulthood vary across cultures. - ANSWER one
could also define the transition to adulthood as entering the roles that are typically
considered to be part of adulthood: full-time work, marriage, and parenthood.
collectivism, such as duties and obligations to others. The criteria for adulthood
favored by emerging adults in developed countries reflect the individualistic values
of those societies
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