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What has happened to the length of adolescents?

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Adolescence lasts longer today than ever before. Teens start puberty earlier and enter adult roles of work and family later

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What are 4 social redefinition themes?

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  1. Identity - attainment of adult status causes adolescents to feel more mature
  2. Autonomy - shifts in responsibility, independence and freedom
  3. Intimacy, dating, and marriage - new decisions about sexual activity
  4. Achievement - becoming full-time employee; leave school of own volition
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What do social inventionist say about adolescence?

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They argued that adolescence, is a period in the life cycle that is equal to social invention or construction

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What new terms are used for adolescence?

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Youth, teenager, emerging adulthood.

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What are emerging adults?

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Age 18 -29 who according to Dr. Jeffery Arnett its marked by identity exploration, feeling of ‘in between’, instability, self-focus and a sense of possibility.

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What are some social focus’ what put off becoming a real adult?

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  • Expansion of higher education
  • Macro-economic changes requiring flexibility and mobility
  • Parental support will into the 20s
  • Pill and contraceptives
  • Cultural saturation of mass consumer entertainment
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Societies differ in the process of social redefinition on two important dimensions:

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  1. Clarity - Explicitness of transition

2. Continuity - Smoothness of transition