Guess The Celebrity!

Taylor Swift

Zac Efron

Ryan Seacrest

Ke$ha

Miley Cyrus

Sandra Bullock

Drake

Lil Jon

Defining Adolescence

• Hard to define• Changes over time and place• Transition between childhood and adulthood• Time of guidance to protect from the

temptations of adulthood• Preparation for adult activities

• Adolescence is “a fully grown animal in a cage, who doesn’t know quite when freedom will occur or how to handle it.”

• Is adolescence storm and stress in every society?

• Initiation Rites- Ceremonies/Rituals in which a person is accepted into a new position or status (rites of passage)

• Ie. Graduation, birthdays, weddings, etc.

Physical Development

• Puberty- sexual maturation; end of childhood when reproduction is possible

• Hormones trigger internal and external changes.

Indicators Of Puberty

• Growth spurts• First menstrual period/First ejaculation• Body hair• Deepening voices• Girls (Ages 8-10), Boys (Ages 9-16)

Reactions To Puberty

• Asynchrony- uneven growth or maturation

• Stress and sensitivity to physical appearance

• Affects personalities (ie. Asynchrony/Early maturation/Late Maturation)

Sexual Development

• New sexual attitudes emerge.

• Role of family, religion, and government in providing information/guidance about sex?

• Affected by culture and environment

Caricatures

• Shows a good likeness• Exaggerated prominent features• Over simplification of other features• Makes a statement

Justin Bieber

Barack Obama

Eminem

Angelina Jolie

Draw a caricature.

• Draw an adolescent.• From the view of an adult.• From the view of themselves.• Show their “likeness”.• Exaggerate prominent features.• Simplify unimportant features.• Prove your point.