Transcript Chapter 6 - Steven-J

11-5-14
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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?
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 Do you believe the problems of teenagers are more
difficult than those of adults?
 (No period of life is problem-free)
Agenda for today
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 Begin Chapter 6 Adolescence in Society
 Group work
 Meet individually to review midterm grade and
overall grade
Use Cornell Notes
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 Starting today for your notebook checks:
Objectives:
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 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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 What and when is adolescence?
 Between onset of puberty and the beginning of
adulthood
 Ages 12-19
 Is it universal?
 No, modern industrial society created adolescence as
a distinct life stage
Prior to labor laws in the
USA
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Children in the
Developing World
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Adolescence
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 Not all societies recognize adolescence, some kids 1314 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
Stages in Society
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Prior to the 1900’s
Education
Work
Effect
Courts
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 How Adolescence Developed as a Stage of the Life
Cycle
 Through Education – children stay in school longer;
extended period of dependence
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 Through Work– laws restricted child labor, also
increasing length of dependence
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 Through Courts– juvenile-justice system legally
distinguished between youth and adults
Effect
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 Development of adolescence as a distinct life stage
between childhood and adulthood
Writing
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 Write a short story on what life would be like if you
had no adolescence here in the US.
 In other words you had to jump from childhood into
adulthood.
 What sort of thing would you miss out on
Five General Characteristics of
Adolescence
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 1. Biological Growth and Development – various
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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 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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 3. Increased Decision Making – must make some of
their own decisions…
 What courses to take
 Sports/clubs to join
 To go to college or not
 How to dress
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 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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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
Video
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 http://www.ted.com/talks/freeman_hrabowski_4_
pillars_of_college_success_in_science.html
 Reflective Journaling
Reflective Journal
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 What I did
 What questions do I have?
 Overall Response
What I learned
What surprised me
Group Activity
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 In groups of 2:
 Create a magazine cover where you are the clothing
designer.
 You must design one cover where you are designing
for the expected adult look and one cover where you
design for the real you
Group Activity #2
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 On the back of your magazine cover I want you to
create an advice column for teens.
 Your advice should relate to all 5 characteristics of
adolescence that we discussed yesterday.
 Again, this is for a grade and will be turned in.
Section 2
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Warm up:
What are the functions of dating?
Warm up
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Name the 5 characteristics
of adolescence
Is dating common in all
societies ?
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 Biological Growth
 Undefined Status
 Increased decision making
 Increased pressure
 The search for self
Reminders
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 Cornell Notes
 Notebook checks every Monday
 Starting Monday 3-31 New seating chart for 2nd
period
Objectives
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 Summarize how dating developed as a form of social
interaction.
 Describe the functions that dating fulfills.
Development of Dating
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 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
Development of Dating
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 Automobile – young adults had more freedom of
movement away from parents
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 Telephone – young adults could more easily talk to
members of the opposite sex
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 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
Functions of Dating
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 Serves as a form of entertainment
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 Is a means of socialization that teaches people about
the opposite sex
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 Fills psychological needs such as companionship
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 Helps individuals attain status as people are judged
in part by whom they date
 Money, looks, social class, etc.
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 Aids in spouse selection
Create a Chart
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Cause
Industrial Revolution
Public Education
Automobile
Telephone
Equality of Women
Effect
Get into groups of 2-3
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 Based on the info in your chart I want your group to
create a short skit where you demonstrate a “typical
date” from the 1950’s, 1920’s and 1800’s.
 You can use info from the book and past videos we
have watched in class (the Amish video) to give you
ideas on a typical date from those periods of history.
For your skit
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 Introduce your characters
 Give a brief description of your role or thoughts
about the time period
 Be prepared for questions
 The audience will evaluate each characters
participation
 Debrief
Retro
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 What dating behaviors that are no longer popular
would you like to see come back and why?
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 Perfectmatch.com - Funny TV spot
 http://youtu.be/D1TT8bRG8vM
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 Ellen's Guide to Dating Sites
 http://youtu.be/-4onuOyASVI
Warm Up
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 Do you think it is more difficult to be a teenager
today that it was 30 or 50 years ago?
 Why or why not?
Reminders
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 Cornell Notes
 Notebook checks every Monday
Section 3
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 Objectives:
 Identify some of the social problems facing
contemporary teenagers.
 Trace the causes and consequences of these
problems.
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Social Problems
of Contemporary Teenagers
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 Teenage Sexual Behavior
 Teenage Drug Use
 Teenage Suicide
Sexual Behavior
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 Sexual Behavior
 Cause – loosening of norms concerning sexuality; lowincome, one-parent families
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 Do you think the media has an influence?
 Only showing the positive and hardly the negative?
How much does it cost?
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 To raise a child?
 $241,080
 It will cost an estimated $241,080 for a middleincome couple to raise a child born last year for 18
years, according to a U.S. Department of Agriculture
report released Wednesday. That's up almost 3%
from 2011 and doesn't even include the cost of
college.
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 Consequence – teenage pregnancy; exposure to or
acquiring STDs such as syphilis or HIV/AIDS
Video
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 EXCLUSIVE: Magic Johnson Talks HIV/AIDS
Truth to Teens
 http://youtu.be/vekBwajVDIw
Drug Use
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 Cause – dropping out of school; having friends who
use drugs; social and academic adjustment problems;
hostile and rejecting family setting
Video
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 Substance abuse at school
 http://youtu.be/0ftxmkoPrsA
 From High School Star to Mexican Drug Cartel
 http://youtu.be/v_I5sLvBYds
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 Consequence – increase in the use of some drugs
among teens; increase in drug-related violence
Suicide
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 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
Video
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 Teen's Attempted Suicide Turns Life Around
 http://youtu.be/ED_jBy8tigA
 President Obama: It Gets Better
 http://youtu.be/geyAFbSDPVk
 Requiem - A Short Film About Teen Suicide
 http://youtu.be/m-eOr0LhrGo
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 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
Graphic Organizer
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Problem
Teenage Sexual
Behavior
Teenage Drug Use
Teenage Suicide
Causes
Consequences
Activity
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 Each of you write 3 serious social problems that you
think teenagers face today.
 Once you have your 3 written down exchange with
someone else and they will write down their 3.
 Give paper back to original person
Activity
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 Create a brochure (tri-fold) where you address the
issues or concerns mentioned in your list
 Lap-top: research and write a brief summary of the
issue, cause and effects, statistics, and where a
person in need can find help (prevent lines, help, etc)
 This brochure needs to be informative
Assessment
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 Create a 10 question quiz with answer key on a
separate sheet of paper
 Make it true/false based on section 3 in your book
135-143
 Switch with the person near you.
 Grade it
 Turn it in
4-2-2014
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Cultural Diversity
 Read the section on Body Image and Eating habits in
Fiji (pages 144-145)
Warm up
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Why do you think most teens see drinking as less
dangerous that smoking or drug use?
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 HBO - Thin (2006)
 http://youtu.be/mrUvP5HFp3U
 One 13-Year-Old Boy's Struggle With An Eating
Disorder
 http://youtu.be/OQqVbxp2yRc
 Boys with anorexia
 http://youtu.be/nOsBG_qkssI
Body Image Globally
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 Tonga—Size XXL Rules
 Being fat is a status symbol in Tonga. More than 90%
of the people are overweight. Tonga is starting to
advertise itself to the larger world as a place where
plus-size travelers can come to feel skinny.
Good or bad?
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 Nigeria—Fattening Rooms
 Mauritania—Wife-Plumping Farms
 New Zealand—Fat Immigrants Not Welcome
 Hollywood—That Foreign Land
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 Get into groups of 2 but no more than 3
 Discuss the social effects of the ideal body image as
presented in American media
 Consider the effects on teen boys and girls
 Consider the effects on relationships (dating or
interaction)
 How do you counter act the negative social
consequences (eating disorders)?
Group work continued
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 For your assigned country:
 Look for eating habits such as popular foods
 Research the ideal body
 The rates of eating disorders
 The number of people that are overweight or under
weight
 Be ready to present to class
Warm Up
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 Does your shape, size, or weight define you?
Warm up #2
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 What influences you most when it comes to fashion
or fads?