Development of the Idea of Adolescence Occurred as

question 39

Multiple Choice

Development of the idea of adolescence occurred as

• A)more industrialization and an educated labor force required laws that restricted child labor and made schooling compulsory.
• B)recognition of the risks associated with early childbearing led to increases in the age at which females could be married.
• C)the criminal justice system recognized that teenagers,while different from children,did not possess the reasoning capabilities of adults.
• D)the westward expansion of the United States created a need for a young,strong,healthy workforce.

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Definitions:

Proficient

Describes having a high degree of competence or skill in a particular activity or field, often as a result of practice and learning.

Multiple Roles

Refers to the various roles an individual may play simultaneously in society, such as being a parent, employee, and student.

Marriage Rates

The number of marriages within a given population size or group per unit of time, typically expressed as marriages per year per 1,000 people.

Total Institutions

Places of residence and work where a large number of like-situated individuals, cut off from the wider society for an appreciable period of time, together lead an enclosed, formally administered life.