QUIZ 11

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

Think about these questions and send me your opinions but INCLUDE INFORMATION FROM THE TEXTBOOK AND THE PRECEDING WEB PAGES.

1.Why is puberty such a stressful period of development?
    2.Why are peer relationships so important to adolescents?
     3.Why are teenagers so "rebellious"?
    4.What is "identity"? Why is it so difficult to achieve?
    5.What can parents and teachers do to help adolescents achieve identity?
6. Is teenage sexual behavior a social problem in this country.

It is better to be somebody  bad than no one at all.

7. This week, two teenagers shot and killed twelve of their classmates and a teacher. How do you think Erikson's views on negative identity could be used to explain this?
 

Your answers should be at least a couple of paragraphs each, but probably less than a page.

You can email them to me at DrAnnMaria@aol.com.

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