 |  Adolescence, 6/e Laurence Steinberg,
Temple University
The Fundamental Changes of Adolescence Social Transitions
Learning Objectives1.Understand how society redefines individuals as they enter adulthood. |
| | | 2.Understand how the period of life we call "adolescence" is a socially-constructed phase of life. |
| | | 3.Understand the experiences of adolescents as they are redefined by society. |
| | | 4.Understand how cultures and societies differ in terms of how clear and how continuous they make the process of redefinition for adolescents. |
| | | 5.Understand the impact of social redefinition on adolescent development. |
| | | 6.Understand how the transition to adulthood is experienced differently by different adolescents in contemporary American society. |
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2002 McGraw-Hill Higher Education