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Introduction: Adolescence as a Period of Transition by Lawrence K. Frank - 1944Adolescence is both a biological process and a social-cultural transition.
The juvenile organism undergoes a process of growth and maturation
as it moves toward adult size and functional capacity, and,
more or less concurrently, the individual must pass through a transition
from the status and conduct of a child to the responsibilities of
the adult. The suitable adjustment of these processes, each to the
other, and the appropriate direction and timing of the demands made
by adults upon the developing adolescent are important factors in
the ease and adequacy of growing up in our culture.To view the full-text for this article you must be signed-in with the appropriate membership. Please review your options below: | This article originally appeared as NSSE Yearbook Vol 43, No. 1. |
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