The Rise of Adolescence: Change and Life Stage Dilemmas in the Central Canadian Arctic

Condon, Richard G.

doi:10.17730/humo.49.3.w431601976127376

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“…Condon (1990) documents the emergence of adolescence as a social category and the adolescent peer group as a social structure among Canadian Inuits as a result of rapid economic and cultural shifts. In many countries, a new category of adolescence as a relatively recent and ongoing media construct creates teenagers as a self-aware age grouping and targets them as potential consumers (Liechty 1995, White 1995.…”

Section: Defining Youthmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Schlegel & Barry's (1991) extensive statistical analysis of the sociocultural dimensions of adolescence in nearly 200 societies around the world represents the most comprehensive synthesis of what is known about the adolescent life stage across cultures. The most ambitious ethnographic undertaking within the cross-cultural framework is the Harvard Adolescence Project, which involves multidisciplinary investigations of the physiological and sociocultural dimensions of adolescence in seven different societies; four monographs reporting the results of the project have been published (Burbank 1988, Condon 1987, Davis & Davis 1989, Hollos & Leis 1989.…”

Section: Adolescence As a Life Stagementioning

confidence: 99%

“…Although modernity has deservedly received a great deal of blame for intergenerational tensions (as well as for the rash of other problems plaguing many societies), Leis & Hollos (1995) argue that cultural factors, such as kinship structure, may also affect how smoothly change is negotiated between generations. In fact, in a number of societies undergoing rapid shift, intergenerational tensions are rare (Condon 1987, Davis & Davis 1989.…”

Section: Developmental Crises: Youth and Modernitymentioning

confidence: 99%

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Youth and Cultural Practice

Bucholtz

2002

Annu. Rev. Anthropol.

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s Abstract The study of youth played a central role in anthropology in the first half of the twentieth century, giving rise to a still-thriving cross-cultural approach to adolescence as a life stage. Yet the emphasis on adolescence as a staging ground for integration into the adult community often obscures young people's own cultural agency or frames it solely in relation to adult concerns. By contrast, sociology has long considered youth cultures as central objects of study, whether as deviant subcultures or as class-based sites of resistance. More recently, a third approach-an anthropology of youth-has begun to take shape, sparked by the stimuli of modernity and globalization and the ambivalent engagement of youth in local contexts. This broad and interdisciplinary approach revisits questions first raised in earlier sociological and anthropological frameworks, while introducing new issues that arise under current economic, political, and cultural conditions. The anthropology of youth is characterized by its attention to the agency of young people, its concern to document not just highly visible youth cultures but the entirety of youth cultural practice, and its interest in how identities emerge in new cultural formations that creatively combine elements of global capitalism, transnationalism, and local culture.

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Section: Defining Youthmentioning

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Section: Adolescence As a Life Stagementioning

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Section: Developmental Crises: Youth and Modernitymentioning

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Youth and Cultural Practice

Bucholtz

2002

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“…The resulting rate is over 15 times that experienced by the U.S. as a whole (11.6) (2). Other circumpolar peoples from Greenland (3)(4)(5), Norway (6) and Canada (7)(8)(9) share this disturbing distinction. The similarity of patterns associated with suicide in these regions is worth noting.…”

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Youth and adult community member beliefs about Inupiat youth suicide and its prevention.

Wexler¹,

Goodwin²

2006

International Journal of Circumpolar Health

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Objectives. To better understand youth and adult community members' perceived causes and possible preventative steps to address the high Inupiat youth suicide rates in Northwest Alaska. Study Design. A five-item, open-ended survey focusing on community members' perceptions of suicide causes, warning signs, and protective factors was administered in the twelve Native villages served by the Maniilaq Association, a native non-profit organization. Methods. A total of 382 surveys were completed. Qualitative answers were assigned to categories by two reviewers. Main categories are described reflecting the percentages of all response categories and those of youth and adult respondents. To discern whether the difference in proportion between adult and youth respondents was significant, a two-tailed z test was used to compare the two category proportions with their respective sample sizes. Results. The results showed that villagers believe that a community-based approach is most beneficial. Many risk factors for suicide were associated with alienation, and prevention strategies were linked to increased communication and connection with others, their culture and spirituality. The results also show that different perspectives are held by adults and youth. Adult respondents identified boredom as the primary reason for suicide. This-according to adult survey responses-can be addressed through programs offering young people activities, education, and a sense of culture. In contrast, the majority of young people attribute suicide to stress. The young respondents answers highlight the need for adults to talk to them about their everyday lives and their futures so that they receive the guidance and support they need to navigate difficulties that arise. Conclusions. These differing adult and youth conceptions of youth suicide prevention need to be aligned in order to create effective youth suicide prevention strategies for Inupiat and other Native populations. (Int J Circumpolar Health 2006;65(5):448-458.)

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“…À mesure que ses capacités mentales, émotives et physiques évoluent, l'enfant se transforme graduellement en adolescent qui se soustrait à l'autorité de ses parents pour se tourner vers ses pairs. Selon Condon, cette étape est nouvelle et est apparue dans la foulée des changements sociaux et économiques radicaux qui ont secoué les communautés inuit depuis le milieu du XX e siècle (Condon, 1990). Cette indépendance que manifestent les adolescents est souvent perçue comme prématurée et donc socialement et spirituellement dangereuse par les aînés de Qikiqtarjuaq.…”

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Transformation pentecôtiste et restauration sociale chez les Inuit

Stuckenberger¹

2008

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RésuméUn récent colloque en l’honneur de Bernard Saladin d’Anglure abordait les questions relatives à la famille, à l’enfance et aux spécificités de chaque sexe. Ces thèmes m’ont incitée à examiner spécifiquement la notion pentecôtiste de « renaissance » pour aborder le rôle que joue la chrétienté, en particulier le pentecôtisme, dans la constitution de la communauté inuit contemporaine de Qikiqtarjuaq. L’examen des rituels permettant la transformation identitaire et l’adoption d’une identité chrétienne renouvelée montre que chez les Inuit, transformation religieuse et restauration sociale sont étroitement intriquées. Cette étude de cas ethnographique révèle que l’intégration de nouveaux éléments du pentecôtisme à la société inuit peut être comprise comme un processus d’adaptation dynamique en continuité avec la culture autochtone.

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The Rise of Adolescence: Change and Life Stage Dilemmas in the Central Canadian Arctic

Cited by 46 publications

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Youth and Cultural Practice

Youth and Cultural Practice

Youth and adult community member beliefs about Inupiat youth suicide and its prevention.

Transformation pentecôtiste et restauration sociale chez les Inuit

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