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Psychological Sense Of Community : Adolescents' Response To Exclusion, Sharon J. Van Der Graaf
Psychological Sense Of Community : Adolescents' Response To Exclusion, Sharon J. Van Der Graaf
Theses : Honours
Since modernisation in western society, a number of changes have had a strong influence on the life of Adolescents'. This review examines adolescent development, particularly social role and identity formation, in relation to a changing social environment A brief historical overview is outlined to highlight how economic, political, and social changes have impacted on the development of the life phase, adolescence. The gap between childhood and adulthood is then defined to conceptualise adolescence as a social construction resulting from social changes. Social role and identity formation, and adolescent well-being are then addressed in response to social change. Factors including puberty, …