1.Over the past decade we have seen significant changes in the age in which children are reaching puberty. As a result the child might be prepared physically, but not emotionally for the changes when they occur. Discuss the impacts of early maturation and late maturation on children? (150 words)
2.How has the nature of adolescence changed over the past 100 years? Use popular culture (e.g., movies such as the Andy Hardy series, Rebel without a Cause, The Blackboard Jungle), history (e.g., Philippe Aries' work and others below, old magazines), scholarly studies, interviews with elderly people, or your own ideas to review (or think about) the adolescent developmental stage. Remember that 100 years ago, adolescence was not thought of as a specific stage; people went from being children to being young adults. How has the extension of education, especially higher education, played into this change? How has this affected adolescents? And what has been the effects on society?(150 words)