peer and social influences
type: Concept
narrower: adolescence

delinquency
type: Concept
broader: adolescence

teenage pregnancy
type: Concept
broader: adolescence

human development
type: Concept
narrower: adolescence

age groups
type: Concept
narrower: adolescence

storm and stress
type: Concept
broader: adolescence

concepts
type: Collection
type: ConceptGroup
member: adolescence

gangs
type: Concept
broader: adolescence

adolescence
type: Concept
narrower: storm and stress
narrower: gangs
narrower: delinquency
narrower: dating
narrower: juvenile delinquency
narrower: teenage pregnancy
broader: peer and social influences
broader: human development
broader: age groups
definition: Adolescence, in industrialized countries, is viewed as the transition stage between childhood and emerging adulthood. In the United States, because of physical and social shifts, adolescence can currently be said to span ages 10 or 11 to 18. [Source: Encyclopedia of Educational Leadership and Administration; Adolescence]

dating
type: Concept
broader: adolescence

juvenile delinquency
type: Concept
broader: adolescence