In this chapter, students should learn:

• how early adolescence differs from later adolescence and the historical and cultural factors that contributed to adolescence as a stage of the development

• the terminology used to refer to adolescents and aspects of their development

• how growth and sexual maturation occur and the processes that bring about these
• changes

• how young adolescents, and their families and friends, respond to the changes that occur during puberty

• about the major health concerns for young adolescents, particularly those associated with nutrition, eating disorders, and eating disturbances

• how young adolescents think and solve problems

• how the transition to middle and junior high school affects young adolescents' development; how culture influences adolescents' school performance and motivation

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