Adolescence is the developmental stage between childhood and adulthood; it generally refers to a period ranging from age 12 or 13 through age 19 or 21. Although its beginning is often balanced with the beginning of puberty, adolescence is characterized by psychological and social stages as well as by biological changes.         Adolescence can be prolonged, brief, or virtually nonexistent, depending on the type of culture in which it occurs. In societies that are simple, for example, the transition from …showed first 75 words of 1648 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1648 total…Bibliography: Conger, John J., Adolescence: Generation under Pressure (1980) Dacey, J. E., Adolescents Today, 3d ed. (1986) Fuhrman, B. S., Adolescence, Adolescents (1986) Hauser, Stuart T., et al., Adolescents and Their Families (1991) Santrock, J. W., Adolescence: An Introduction, 3d ed. (1987) Sprinthall, Norman, and Collins, W. A., Development in Adolescence, 2d ed.         (1985). Table Of Contents Introduction.............................................Page: 1 Physiological Changes............................Page: 1-2 Cognitive Development........................Page: 3-4 Identity Formation..................................Page: 4-5 Parent-Adolescent Relations.................Page: 5-6 Adolescence Today..................................Page: 6 Bibliography..............................................Page: 7 Adolescence