Question

What are some of the consequences (psychologically, socially, emotionally) of the fact that girls mature about 2 years earlier than boys during puberty?

Why do YOU think obesity is such an issue in America, particularly for adolescents and children? What do you think are the most important contributing factors?

Do you think body image is an issue for males in the same way that it is for females? Why/ why not?

What is your opinion on the start times of schools, given the video clip you watched regarding sleep changes in adolescence?

website-  pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/film/inside-the-teenage-brain., from 32:15-42:13).

Discuss whether or not you think males and females should be separated on sports teams prior to puberty. Technically, they have equal physical strength prior to puberty. But of course this changes with puberty…should they be separated beforehand in preparation for what is to come later? Or should they be allowed to play together? What about after puberty…should post-pubescent males or females who wish to (and would be capable of) participate(ing) on a sports team with members of the opposite sex (e.g., female football players or male field hockey players) be allowed to do so?

Answer 1

Ans 1)Puberty involve hormonal changes as well, girls tend to have hormomnal changes earlier compared to boys. They want to get to know themselves, they are somewhat confused or curious about their body changes or menustral cycle. They want to share those things and also indulge in dating activities in this age more than boys. They become more moody or emotionallt fragile. Hence parents need to handle them or teach them about outside world. as they can befriend anyone.

Ans 2)American culture depends lot upon fast food. They consider being busy as their status symbol. They prefer street food over to home cooking. And all these things increase the fat percentage. And hence the obesity is more compared to Asian children. Additionally they are also involve more in gaming or mobile activity over to playing outside.

Ans 3) I think it is more for girls. In clothes brands, cosmetics brand or any other advt it is shown that more girls are used than boys. All those girls are fair and they are good in shape. Be it on hoarding even. Hence it is bombarded more on girls about their body image. In addition girls also have varety of clothes to wear than boys in whichthey must fit.

Ans 4) Can you state which video?

Ans 5) There should not be any discrimination between male and female even after puberty. It is true that men have more strenth than women and they have different diet pattern as compared to women. But women also have strength. It was just that women had lacked encouragement to paryicipate in sports and hence they are behind. Or they are developing their interest now. Today they are seperate as the no. of participats are also less as compared to men, but yes when the no. would increase. There can be same scale to enter in a team for men and women. And this sitaution may even change in olympics or any other game.