Which of the following is true of adolescence in contemporary industrialized societies as compared with previous centuries?

The correct response is Option C) It begins earlier in life and ends later in life.

Explanation:

Even the recognition of adolescence as a distinct life stage or age group is relatively recent and tied to our modern society. Adolescence was not recognized until around 1904 when a psychologist named G. Stanley Hall argued that the adolescent brain was too susceptible to experience severe problems and thus adolescence started becoming recognized as a discrete period in life. Early adolescence usually begins earlier for girls than it does for boys. In girls, it can be normal for some physical changes to start as early as age 8 and around age 9 for males in early cases. Adolescence is extending as well because more children are finding it difficult to separate both financially and emotionally from their parents into their 20s.