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SOCIOLOGY THE STUDY OF HUMAN RELATIONSHIPS
CHAPTER 6
The Adolescent in Society
Section 1: Adolescence in Our Society
Section 2: Teenagers and Dating
Section 3: Challenges of Adolescence
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 Some sociologists have called adolescence a time of
“storm and stress”.
 Others disagree and believe that for most young
people it is a very happy time.
 What do you believe?
 (No period of life is problem-free)
 Do you believe the problems of teenagers are more
difficult than those of adults?
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Section 1: Adolescence in Our Society
Objectives:
 Explain how adolescence developed as a
distinct stage of the life cycle in the United
States.
 Identify the five general characteristics of
adolescence.
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Adolescence in our Society
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Adolescence
 Ages 12-19
 Between onset of puberty and the beginning of
adulthood
 Modern industrial society created adolescence
as a distinct life stage
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Adolescence
 Not all societies recognize adolescence, some
kids 13-14 go directly into adulthood
 Education (High School and College)- has had
the effect of extending adolescence
 Distinguishing feature is the exclusion of
adolescents from the work force
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Section 1: Adolescence in Our Society
How Adolescence Developed
as a Stage of the Life Cycle
 Through Education – children stay in school
longer; extended period of dependence
 Through Work – laws restricted child labor,
also increasing length of dependence
 Through Courts – juvenile-justice system
legally distinguished between youth and adults
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Section 1: Adolescence in Our Society
Five General Characteristics of Adolescence
 1. Biological Growth and Development – various
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biological changes such as…
Spurts of growth in height and weight
Body proportions change
Development of sexual characteristics
Acne problems for many
Can cause anxiety for those way ahead or behind
others of the same age
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Section 1: Adolescence in Our Society
Five General Characteristics of Adolescence
 2. Undefined Status – adolescent expectations are
often vague…
 Expectations for children and adults are clearadolescents must learn to stop acting like children and
start acting like adults
 Many states allow 16 year olds to marry
 Must be 18 to vote
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Section 1: Adolescence in Our Society
(continued)
Five General Characteristics of Adolescence
 3. Increased Decision Making – must make some of
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their own decisions…
What courses to take
Sports/clubs to join
To go to college or not
How to dress
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Section 1: Adolescence in Our Society
(continued)
Five General Characteristics of Adolescence
 4. Increased Pressure – adolescents are faced with
pressure from many sources…
 Teens are often under pressure to please parents and
peer groups at the same time
 Pressure of handling homework, sports, clubs, part
time jobs at the same time, while doing well in school
 Pressure to “fit-in” wear the right clothes, make up,
hair style, sports equipment, phone, iPod
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Section 1: Adolescence in Our Society
(continued)
Five General Characteristics of Adolescence
5. The Search for Self – deciding what is
really important…
 Set priorities
 “Anticipatory socialization”- learning rights,
obligations, and expectations of certain roles
 Part time job, club membership, dating
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Today’s Adolescent Subculture WS:
 Describe your adolescent
subculture…
 EXTRA CREDIT:
 Notice that there is a
back, ask your parent,
grandparent (an adult)
and examine the
differences/similarities
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 http://www.ted.com/talks/freeman_hrabowski_
4_pillars_of_college_success_in_science.html
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Dating Attitudes Survey
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Section 2: Teenagers and Dating
Objectives:
 Summarize how dating developed as a form of
social interaction.
 Describe the functions that dating fulfills.
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Teen Dating WS
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Section 2: Teenagers and Dating
Development of Dating
 Industrial Revolution – people moved from the farms
to the cities where young adults could gain more
economic freedom and their own home. As a result,
parental control over young adults and courtship
decreased.
 Public Education – by the 1900s most secondary
school students attended coeducational public schools
which increased interaction between boys and girls
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Section 2: Teenagers and Dating
Development of Dating
(continued)
 Automobile – young adults had more freedom of
movement away from parents
 Telephone – young adults could more easily talk to
members of the opposite sex
 Equality of Women – more women entered the
workforce and took on more active community roles
which increased the interaction between single adult
men and women
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Section 2: Teenagers and Dating
Functions of Dating
 Serves as a form of entertainment
 Is a means of socialization that teaches people about
the opposite sex
 Fills psychological needs such as companionship
 Helps individuals attain status as people are judged in
part by whom they date
 Aids in spouse selection
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Closure:
 Teenagers and Dating Bookwork Activity
 pp. 127-133
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CLUELESS…
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Section 3: Challenges of Adolescence
Objectives:
 Identify some of the social problems facing
contemporary teenagers.
 Trace the causes and consequences of these
problems.
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Challenges of Adolescence Bookwork
pp. 135-143
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Section 3: Challenges of Adolescence
Social Problems
of Contemporary Teenagers
 Teenage Sexual Behavior
 Teenage Drug Use
 Teenage Suicide
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Section 3: Challenges of Adolescence
Causes and Consequences of
Contemporary Problems – Sexual Behavior
 Cause – loosening of norms concerning
sexuality; low-income, one-parent families
 Consequence – teenage pregnancy; exposure
to or acquiring STDs such as syphilis or AIDS
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Section 3: Challenges of Adolescence
Causes and Consequences of
Contemporary Problems – Drug Use
 Cause – dropping out of school; having friends
who use drugs; social and academic
adjustment problems; hostile and rejecting
family setting
 Consequence – increase in the use of some
drugs among teens; increase in drug-related
violence
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Section 3: Challenges of Adolescence
Causes and Consequences of
Contemporary Problems – Suicide
 Cause – alcohol or drug use; triggering events such as
a family crisis or other trials of adolescence; being
female; social isolation, living in an underpopulated
area, bad family environment; cluster effect from
publicized suicides
 Consequence – death; possible cluster effects leading
to other teenage suicides; rise in U.S. teenage suicide
rate; teen suicide rate now exceeds that for adults
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