G. Stanley Hall coined the term adolescence at the beginning of the twentieth century; thus, it is a relatively new developmental stage.

Discuss the societal changes and influences that produced the need for an adolescence stage.

How did the industrial revolution made a need for an adolescence stage?

What effects did the need for more education have on the teenage years?

Could modern society exist without an adolescence stage?

How might society change if teenagers were allowed to compete as equals with adults in the workforce?

What are the advantages and disadvantages of adolescence?

Why does society hurry individuals through childhood and then suspend them in a prolonged period of adolescence?