Post by robeiae on Jan 19, 2018 9:12:55 GMT -5
Interesting piece at the BBC: Adolescence now lasts from 10 to 24
What's discussed isn't limited to perceptions, alone. For instance:
I did not know that.
But at the same time:
The numbers are from England, but I bet they're basically the same here, as well.
Anyway, I think there's some more to all of this--that I can't quite put my finger on--to explain why puberty is coming quicker physically, even as adolescence is extended socially.
What's discussed isn't limited to perceptions, alone. For instance:
Puberty is considered to start when the part of the brain known as the hypothalamus starts releasing a hormone that activates the body's pituitary and gonadal glands.
This used to happen around the age of 14 but has dropped with improved health and nutrition in much of the developed world to around the age of 10.
As a consequence, in industrialised countries such as the UK the average age for a girl's first menstruation has dropped by four years in the past 150 years.
Half of all females now have their period by 12 or 13 years of age.
This used to happen around the age of 14 but has dropped with improved health and nutrition in much of the developed world to around the age of 10.
As a consequence, in industrialised countries such as the UK the average age for a girl's first menstruation has dropped by four years in the past 150 years.
Half of all females now have their period by 12 or 13 years of age.
But at the same time:
Young people are also getting married and having children later.
According to the Office of National Statistics, the average age for a man to enter their first marriage in 2013 was 32.5 years and 30.6 years for women across England and Wales. This represented an increase of almost eight years since 1973.
According to the Office of National Statistics, the average age for a man to enter their first marriage in 2013 was 32.5 years and 30.6 years for women across England and Wales. This represented an increase of almost eight years since 1973.
Anyway, I think there's some more to all of this--that I can't quite put my finger on--to explain why puberty is coming quicker physically, even as adolescence is extended socially.
