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ERIC Number: EJ105857
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1974
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Educational Implications of Earlier Sexual Maturation
Anastasiow, Nicholas J.; And Others
Phi Delta Kappan, 56, 3, 198-200, Nov 74
In the last 20 years the age of menarche has dropped from 13.5 years in 1950 to a predicted mean age of 11.5 for 1970. Urges that we address the social and physical consequences of the physiological revolution on contemporary America and suggests a potential role for schools to ameliorate the problem. Among the suggestions: child rearing should be taught in junior high school. (Author/JF)
Descriptors: Child Development, Family Life Education, Females, Maturation, Puberty, Sex Education, Socioeconomic Influences
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Identifiers: Menarche