Dictation: Adolescence

ADOLESCENCE
The way in which we understand adolescence has been changing slowly over the last few years. To some extent this has happened as a result of social changes in the west, many of which have had a direct effect on young people and drawn attention to this particular group within society. Equally important, however, is the fact that new and valuable research is being carried out. These advances have led to a more realistic, as well as more sophisticated, view of the teenage years, a time of our lives which psychologists now consider crucial to later development.