Directions: Chapter 11 discusses the physical and cognitive development in adolescence. The purpose of this assignment is to compare and contrast adolescence in industrialized and non-industrialized nations. Students will choose a non-industrialized culture to compare and contrast with a Western/industrialized culture. Your paper should be 2-3 pages, Times New Roman, 12 Font, and APA format.
1. How adolescence are portrayed in that culture. What are the major values, beliefs, traditions, geography, and/or education of adolescents in that non-industrialized culture?
2. Compare two of the following:
1. How adolescent moodiness may play a role in the lives of adolescents
2. Physical development (ex. Menarche Rituals of the !Xoo)
3.Risk taking
4.Cognitive development
5.Moral Development
6. Schools and academic functioning
3.Describe the major contexts that influence adolescents and their development
4. Draw conclusions regarding differences in developments and contexts.
