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... > social science subjects > psychology > behavior mechanisms > human development > adolescence > storm and stress
... > social science subjects > sociology > sociology of education > peer and social influences > adolescence > storm and stress
... > social science subjects > education > education studies > sociology of education > peer and social influences > adolescence > storm and stress

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storm and stress  

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  • G. Stanley Hall, a monumental figure in the field of child and adolescent development, described adolescence as suggestive of some ancient period of “storm and stress.” Hall's recapitulation theory of human development predicted storm and stress to be the norm of adolescence, rather than an exception, because each individual has to go through the major evolutionary stages, with the period of adolescence recapitulating the time from savagery to civilization. Adolescents have to experience pubertal changes and juggle myriad tasks to overcome chaos and become stable, responsible adults. [Source: Encyclopedia of Human Development; Storm and Stress]

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