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Peer reviewedBrooks-Gunn, Jeanne; Petersen, Anne C. – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 1984
Issues in studying pubertal events are examined, including whether puberty is best characterized as a social construction or a physical event, whether early adolescence is a transitional or distinct life period, life events associated with puberty, boundaries of early adolescence, and possible models for studying pubertal change. (Author/BW)
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Developmental Stages, Models, Physical Development
