Adolescence

How has the nature of adolescence changed over the past 100 years? Use popular culture (e.g., movies such as the Andy Hardy series, Rebel without a Cause, The Blackboard Jungle), history (e.g., Philippe Aries’ work and others below, old magazines), scholarly studies, interviews with elderly people, or your own ideas to review (or think about) the adolescent developmental stage. Remember that 100 years ago, adolescence was not thought of as a specific stage; people went from being children to being young adults. How has the extension of education, especially higher education, played into this change? How has this affected adolescents? And what has been the effects on society?