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"YOU LEARN AND LEARN AND LEARN... AND THEN YOU ARE AN ADULT": PARENTAL PERCEPTIONS OF ADOLESCENCE IN CONTEMPORARY SWAZILAND.
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The developmental period of adolescence is explored in Swaziland from a multidisciplinary perspective. The study compares early anthropological research with contemporary interviews of Swazi parents. While the Swazi language, siSwati, does not have a term for "adolescent," there is evidence of a definite developmental period which could be defined as adolescence. Parents view this period as being qualitatively different from childhood and adulthood, but they also have gender-related interpretations of its nature and length. While biological maturation (especially menarche for females) is viewed as a vital step in becoming an adult, behaviors must be learned during this time (i.e., "adolescence") before one is completely of adult status. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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