chapter 6 the adolescent in society

THE STUDY OF HUMAN RELATIONSHIPSTHE STUDY OF HUMAN RELATIONSHIPSSOCIOLOGYSOCIOLOGY

HOLT, RINEHART HOLT, RINEHART ANDAND WINSTON WINSTON1

CHAPTER 6

The Adolescent in Society

Section 1: Adolescence in Our SocietySection 1: Adolescence in Our Society

Section 2: Teenagers and DatingSection 2: Teenagers and Dating

Section 3: Challenges of AdolescenceSection 3: Challenges of Adolescence



Objectives:

Explain how adolescence developed as a Explain how adolescence developed as a distinct stage of the life cycle in the United distinct stage of the life cycle in the United States.States.

Identify the five general characteristics of Identify the five general characteristics of adolescence.adolescence.

Section 1: Adolescence in Our Society



How Adolescence Developed as a Stage of the Life Cycle Through EducationThrough Education – children stay in school – children stay in school

longer; extended period of dependencelonger; extended period of dependence Through WorkThrough Work – laws restricted child labor, – laws restricted child labor,

also increasing length of dependencealso increasing length of dependence Through CourtsThrough Courts – juvenile-justice system – juvenile-justice system

legally distinguished between youth and adultslegally distinguished between youth and adults




Five General Characteristics of Adolescence Biological Growth and DevelopmentBiological Growth and Development – various – various

biological changes such as changes in body biological changes such as changes in body proportions and acneproportions and acne

Undefined StatusUndefined Status – adolescent expectations are – adolescent expectations are often vagueoften vague

Increased Decision MakingIncreased Decision Making – must make some of – must make some of their own decisionstheir own decisions




Five General Characteristics of Adolescence Increased PressureIncreased Pressure – adolescents are faced with – adolescents are faced with

pressure from many sourcespressure from many sources The Search for SelfThe Search for Self – deciding what is really – deciding what is really

important important


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Objectives:

Summarize how dating developed as a form of Summarize how dating developed as a form of social interaction.social interaction.

Describe the functions that dating fulfills.Describe the functions that dating fulfills.

Section 2: Teenagers and Dating



Development of Dating

Industrial RevolutionIndustrial Revolution – people moved from the farms – people moved from the farms to the cities where young adults could gain more to the cities where young adults could gain more economic freedom and their own home. As a result, economic freedom and their own home. As a result, parental control over young adults and courtship parental control over young adults and courtship decreased.decreased.

Public EducationPublic Education – by the 1900s most secondary – by the 1900s most secondary school students attended coeducational public schools school students attended coeducational public schools which increased interaction between boys and girlswhich increased interaction between boys and girls




Development of Dating

AutomobileAutomobile – young adults had more freedom of – young adults had more freedom of movement away from parentsmovement away from parents

TelephoneTelephone – young adults could more easily talk to – young adults could more easily talk to members of the opposite sexmembers of the opposite sex

Equality of WomenEquality of Women – more women entered the – more women entered the workforce and took on more active community roles workforce and took on more active community roles which increased the interaction between single adult which increased the interaction between single adult men and womenmen and women


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Functions of Dating

Serves as a form of Serves as a form of entertainmententertainment Is a means of Is a means of socializationsocialization that teaches people about that teaches people about

the opposite sexthe opposite sex Fills Fills psychological needspsychological needs such as companionship such as companionship Helps individuals attain Helps individuals attain statusstatus as people are judged in as people are judged in

part by whom they datepart by whom they date Aids in Aids in spouse selectionspouse selection




Objectives:

Identify some of the social problems facing Identify some of the social problems facing contemporary teenagers.contemporary teenagers.

Trace the causes and consequences of these Trace the causes and consequences of these problems.problems.

Section 3: Challenges of Adolescence



Social Problems of Contemporary Teenagers Teenage Sexual Behavior Teenage Sexual Behavior Teenage Drug Use Teenage Drug Use Teenage SuicideTeenage Suicide




Causes and Consequences of Contemporary Problems – Sexual Behavior CauseCause – loosening of norms concerning – loosening of norms concerning

sexuality; low-income, one-parent familiessexuality; low-income, one-parent families ConsequenceConsequence – teenage pregnancy; exposure – teenage pregnancy; exposure

to or acquiring STDs such as syphilis or AIDSto or acquiring STDs such as syphilis or AIDS




Causes and Consequences of Contemporary Problems – Drug Use CauseCause – dropping out of school; having friends – dropping out of school; having friends

who use drugs; social and academic who use drugs; social and academic adjustment problems; hostile and rejecting adjustment problems; hostile and rejecting family settingfamily setting

ConsequenceConsequence – increase in the use of some – increase in the use of some drugs among teens; increase in drug-related drugs among teens; increase in drug-related violenceviolence




Causes and Consequences of Contemporary Problems – Suicide CauseCause – alcohol or drug use; triggering events such as – alcohol or drug use; triggering events such as

a family crisis or other trials of adolescence; being a family crisis or other trials of adolescence; being female; social isolation, living in an underpopulated female; social isolation, living in an underpopulated area, bad family environment; cluster effect from area, bad family environment; cluster effect from publicized suicidespublicized suicides

ConsequenceConsequence – death; possible cluster effects leading – death; possible cluster effects leading to other teenage suicides; rise in U.S. teenage suicide to other teenage suicides; rise in U.S. teenage suicide rate; teen suicide rate now exceeds that for adultsrate; teen suicide rate now exceeds that for adults


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