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Dynamics of body time, social time and life history at adolescence

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  • Carol M. Worthman

    (Emory University)

  • Kathy Trang

    (Emory University)

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Recent opposing trends towards earlier physical maturation and later social maturation present a conundrum of apparent biological–social mismatch. Here we use life history analysis from evolutionary ecology to identify forces that drive these shifts. Together with findings in developmental science, our life history analysis indicates that adolescence is a distinctive period for biological embedding of culture. Ethnographic evidence shows that mass education is a novel feature of the globalizing cultural configurations of adolescence, which are driven by transformations in labour, livelihood and lifestyle. Evaluation of the life history trade-offs and sociocultural ecologies that are experienced by adolescents may offer a practical basis for enhancing their development.

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  • Carol M. Worthman & Kathy Trang, 2018. "Dynamics of body time, social time and life history at adolescence," Nature, Nature, vol. 554(7693), pages 451-457, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:554:y:2018:i:7693:d:10.1038_nature25750
    DOI: 10.1038/nature25750
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    1. Chauhan, Satish Kumar & Chauhan, Bal Govind & Jungari, Suresh & Dhar, Murali, 2020. "Perceived Quality of Life of Adolescents living in Slums of Uttar Pradesh, India," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 108(C).
    2. Houghton, Lauren C. & Troisi, Rebecca & Sommer, Marni & Katki, Hormuzd A. & Booth, Mark & Choudhury, Osul A. & Hampshire, Kate R., 2020. "“I'm not a freshi”: Culture shock, puberty and growing up as British-Bangladeshi girls," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 258(C).

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