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Theories on Adolescence Chapter 4.1 Slide 2 (1844 1924) American Psychologist & Educator American Psychologist & Educator Focused on childhood development and evolutionary theory Focused on childhood development and evolutionary theory Stanley Hall Slide 3 Adolescence is like being a fully grown animal in a cage, an animal that sees freedom but does not know quite when freedom will occur or how to handle it. Thus the adolescent is portrayed as existing in a state of great storm and stress -Stanley Hall First President of the APA Slide 4 Margaret Mead (1901 1978) (1901 1978) American cultural anthropologist American cultural anthropologist Reports about attitudes towards sex in Southeast Asian traditional cultures amply informed the 1960s sexual revolution Reports about attitudes towards sex in Southeast Asian traditional cultures amply informed the 1960s sexual revolution Slide 5 Margaret Mead Mead found, in other cultures, that adolescence is a highly enjoyable time of life and not at all marked by storm and stress. The storm and stress was a by- product of the society and not a natural occurrence. Mead found, in other cultures, that adolescence is a highly enjoyable time of life and not at all marked by storm and stress. The storm and stress was a by- product of the society and not a natural occurrence. Slide 6 Which of the two psychologists do you agree more withHall or Mead? Whose argument could we categorize as Nature and which would be Nurture argument? Slide 7 Challenges Robert Havighurst pointed out various challenges that every adolescence must face Robert Havighurst pointed out various challenges that every adolescence must face The next few slides we will look at some of the tasks Slide 8 Accepting ones physical makeup and acquiring a masculine or feminine gender role Accepting ones physical makeup and acquiring a masculine or feminine gender role Slide 9 Developing appropriate relations with age-mates of both sexes Developing appropriate relations with age-mates of both sexes Slide 10 Becoming emotionally independent of parents and other adults Becoming emotionally independent of parents and other adults Slide 11 Achieving the assurance that one will become economically independent Achieving the assurance that one will become economically independent Slide 12 Deciding on, preparing for, and entering a vocation Deciding on, preparing for, and entering a vocation Slide 13 Developing cognitive skills and concepts necessary for social competence Developing cognitive skills and concepts necessary for social competence Slide 14 Understanding and achieving socially responsible behavior Understanding and achieving socially responsible behavior Slide 15 Preparing for family and marriage Preparing for family and marriage Slide 16 Acquiring values that are harmonious and appropriate Acquiring values that are harmonious and appropriate Slide 17 Teens face issues everyday but out of these issues you grow as people and become young adults Slide 18 Your assignment Choose two of the nine challenges that a teen goes through Choose two of the nine challenges that a teen goes through With those two, come up with a way that a person can complete these challenges Then, create a black and white comic strip that shows a teenager accomplishing these challenges The comic must contain a minimum of four slides Slide 19