adolescence
a transitional period of unrivaled growth between puberty and 20 years old. has only ever been recognized as a distinct period since the 1940s.
socialization
learning the rules that govern social interaction by internalizing values and norms of society
co-primary agents of socialization
family and media
secondary agents of socialization
school and religion
Margaret Mead
American anthropologist who traveled to Samoa in the 1920s to study cultural and biological factors affecting youth
Margaret Mead findings
no teen angst but rather less shelter, more exploration, and freer sexuality. stress of young people is cultural rather than biological in origin.
G Stanley Hall
Characterized adolescence as “stress and storm” (vast emotional swings and opposing behaviours)
G Stanley Hall opposed by?
Leta Stetter Hollingworth
Karl Mannheim
Fresh contact
fresh contact
an interpretation in which young people learn and internalize important values from previous generations and therefore begin to see the world in a new way from their parents
Edward Spranger
dominant value direction, adolescent period of crisis leads to change in personality & teenagers undergo rebirth
dominant value direction
the lasting values developed during adolescence shapes one’s worldview that will then be committed to and carried forward into adulthood
Allison Davis
Socialized Anxiety
Socialized Anxiety
anxiety and stress caused by several factors that motivate and influence behaviour. A measure of successful socialization can be related or even attributed to the amount of imposed/learned anxiety one is exposed to in their environment
Socialized Anxiety example
the more imposed anxiety, the closer one moves to maturity
Tweens
a distinct Westernized demographic consisting of very very young adolescents primarily from ages 8-13. pressure to perform as adults; stakeholders; fashion targets
Emergence of tweens
brought on by a new shift of parenting. it is attributed to later ages of pregnancy and a more indulgent style of parenting
David Elkind
Theory of Adolescent Egocentrism
Adolescent egocentrism
heightened self awareness, exaggerated self consciousness, immaturity of the thinking process, underdeveloped formal reasoning abilities, extreme indecisiveness, idealistic but equally critical, percieve self as invincible (therefore thrill seeking)
Imaginary audience
belief that others are as interested in them as they are in themselves
personal fable
belief they are special and unique, above reproach or the rules that apply to the rest of society