Which Statement About the Cultural Context of Puberty Is True

question 12

Multiple Choice

Which statement about the cultural context of puberty is true?

• A) Attitudes of adolescents toward the experience of puberty vary widely depending on cultural attitudes about the transition.
• B) Most cultures regard adolescents as occupying a place somewhere in between childhood and full-fledged adulthood.
• C) Most cultures do not formally recognize the passage from childhood to adulthood around the time of puberty.
• D) Historically, when young people were often expected to take on adult responsibilities such as work and child-bearing early in life, the concept of adolescence did not exist.
• E) Rites acknowledging the arrival of puberty have largely been abandoned in cultures around the world.

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