Why do you think adolescence was invented?
Less than 200 years ago puberty signaled adulthood.
by 
Linda Joy
ANSWERS: 3
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to get ready for adulthood probably
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So that the parents nervous stomach, indigestion, occasional loss of appetite, confusion, frustration, depression, sleeplessness, anxiety, occasional displays of temper, in general, their nervous breakdown, could be more easily explained.
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Less than 200 ago is plenty of time for huge cultural change. Think about the environmental damage done to the USA in less than 200 years. Our culture has changed and kids now spend more time at home being educated in compulsory education and then often in elective higher education. We need the time of adolescence to cover the years between puberty and legal adulthood.
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