Happy Thursday! Warm up 
CHILDHOOD  ADOLESCENCE
 Adolescence-
transition period between
childhood and adulthood
 Preparation
for adult responsibilities
Initiation Rites
 Ceremonies
or rituals when an individual is
admitted to new status/position
 Also
known as  Rites of Passage
What are some rites of
passage in the United States?
Let’s go global!
 Read
through the example rites of
passage with your partner.
 Summarize
each in 2-3 sentences.
Theories of Adolescence
 Hall-
adolescence represents a
transitional stage
 “Something
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.”
 Stressful,
confusing, troubling time
Theories of Adolescence
 Mead-
adolescence is a highly enjoyable
time of life, not stressful
 Stress
is a by-product of society
 Culture
 role in development
THINK-PAIR-SHARE
Which
do you agree with?
Would you describe
adolescence as troubling or
enjoyable?
Havighurst Challenges
 1-Accepting
one’s physical makeup
 2- Developing appropriate relations
 3-Becoming emotionally independent
 4-Achieving socially responsible behavior
 5-Deciding on the future
Identity formation vs. identity
confusion
 Identity
forms when they question “ Who
am I” can be answered


-Decide on future occupation
-Set of values to believe in
James Marcia
Developed the 4 states off of Erikson’s 5th
stage
Let’s examine further…
Which identity is being
illustrated?
Like a Rolling Stone
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XgxZ
dQiwOwQ
The River
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nAB4
vOkL6cE
Still Haven’t Found
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_IS
AntOom0
ROAR!
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9Tk
AYe_TG0
Alternative to Erikson…
 Bandura:
focused on interaction in
understanding adolescence as well as all
human development (social learning
theory)
Social Development
 Family Changes
decades
in family structure over past
 50%
marriages end in divorce (  )
 Women in the workforce
 Principle
of development- adolescents
becoming independent of their families

Cause conflict between parents and adults

Why do you think it creates conflict?
Main influence  PEERS!
CLIQUE
A
group within a group
 Fulfills
the need for closeness with others
 Helps achieve self-confidence
 Develop independence from family
 Establish values
 Experiment new roles (same clothing, hair,
speech for example)
Conformity
 Result
of fear of being disliked
 Acting
in accordance with specified
authority
 “Glue”
that holds peers together
Conformity
 http://www.wingclips.com/movie-
clips/cloudy-with-a-chance-ofmeatballs/real-you
 Identify
the example of conformity
Difficulties in Adolescence
 Juvenile


delinquency
“Others may get caught, but not me!”
egocentric in adolescent thought
Illusion of invulnerability
Difficulties in Adolescence





Depression
loss of loved one, relocation, divorce
Adolescent needs to be able to express their
feelings in a supportive atmosphere
Typically depressed adolescents appear
angry, rebel
Warning signs: withdrawal from friends,
engaging in dangerous risk tasking, talk of
suicide, excessive self criticism
Difficulties in Adolescence

Eating Disorders

Anorexia Nervosa- refusing to
eat, have intense fear of gaining
weight

Often have a distorted body
image, see themselves as larger
than they are
 Bulimia
Nervosa- binge
eating followed by
purging
Private about
behavior
PSA
Create a public service announcement with your
group that we will present to the class in 15
minutes
These should includeABOUT
1. Problems that adolescents face
2
MINUTES
(narrow down to 1 or 2)
IN
2. Statistics you find (use computers)
LENGTH
3. Warning signs for troubled adolescents
3. POSITIVE, ENCOURAGING suggestions! 
PSA PRESENTATIONS
 Quiet
while other groups present
 Applause
at the end of presentation