TEKS: Chapter 113. Social Studies See All Teacher Resources

113.46.c.7

(7) Individual and society. The student understands the concept of adolescence and its characteristics. The student is expected to:

• (A) explain how education, exclusion from the labor force, and the juvenile justice system led to the development of adolescence as a distinct stage of the life cycle;
• (B) identify and interpret the five characteristics of adolescence: biological growth and development, an undefined status, increased decision making, increased pressures, and the search for self;
• (C) identify issues and concerns facing contemporary adolescents such as dating, dating violence, sexuality, teen parenting, drug use, suicide, and eating disorders; and
• (D) identify and discuss the skills adolescents need to make responsible life choices.