Adolescence

As you read Chapter 13, write an answer to each question below.

What is adolescence and what kinds of factors affect adolescents in America today?

What primary biological changes do boys and girls undergo during adolescence?

What key changes do children experience in their families, peer groups, schools, and sexuality during adolescence?

What is important to realize about the formation of an identity during adolescence?

Which of the major crises in adolescent development—substance abuse, delinquent behavior, eating disorders, teen pregnancy, and suicide—do you think is most common at your school? What do you think can be and/or should be done about it?

Essay Question

• What attitudes do you think are most healthy for teenagers to adopt during adolescence? Why?