The Zero Hour By Stanley Hall Summary

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1. The Zero Hour was nothing short of a masterpiece.
a. The concept of adolescence first appeared in the form of “young manhood” (approximately 15 to 21 years old) in Aristotle’s proposed stages of life.
b. The term “adolescent” (Latin: adolescere, to grow up) was first used in the 15th century.
2. The First Phase (1904¬–1970s) was an astounding yet flawed beginning.
a. The scientific study of adolescence began with the release of G. Stanley Hall’s two-volume book entitled “Adolescence.”
i. He extended Ernst Haeckel’s idea of recapitulation beyond prenatal to form a theory on the development of human behavior. ii. He wrote in a biological and deficit view. iii. He described adolescents to be under a lot of constant stress mainly due to their