TY - JOUR
T1 - The construction of adolescence in a changing world
T2 - implications for sexuality, reproduction, and marriage
AU - Caldwell, John C.
AU - Caldwell, Pat
AU - Caldwell, Bruce K.
AU - Pieris, Indrani
PY - 1998
Y1 - 1998
N2 - This article aims to show how the period now known as adolescence came into being and how it was shaped by international economic, institutional, and social influences. It considers premodern societies and argues that traditional culture has shaped contemporary adolescence even more than has global society. Explanations are offered for the enormous differences across the world in adolescent sexuality, reproduction, and marriage. The data are drawn mainly from research programs in Nigeria, Sri Lanka, India, and Bangladesh, and comparisons are made with other countries.
AB - This article aims to show how the period now known as adolescence came into being and how it was shaped by international economic, institutional, and social influences. It considers premodern societies and argues that traditional culture has shaped contemporary adolescence even more than has global society. Explanations are offered for the enormous differences across the world in adolescent sexuality, reproduction, and marriage. The data are drawn mainly from research programs in Nigeria, Sri Lanka, India, and Bangladesh, and comparisons are made with other countries.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0032102743&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.2307/172155
DO - 10.2307/172155
M3 - Article
SN - 0039-3665
VL - 29
SP - 137
EP - 153
JO - Studies in Family Planning
JF - Studies in Family Planning
IS - 2
ER -