peer and social influences
delinquency
teenage pregnancy
human development
age groups
storm and stress
concepts
gangs
dating
juvenile delinquency
adolescence
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]