For children in which of the following groups would you expect the period called "adolescence" to be the shortest?
A) children raised in a hunter-gatherer society in rural South America today
B) children in very wealthy families in the United States today
C) children in upper-middle-class families in the United States today
D) children in upper-middle-class families in Japan today

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Even today in many less industrialized countries adolescence describes a relatively brief period of the lifespan. For example, adolescence in many agriculturally based cultures and hunter-gatherer societies begins when children enter their reproductive years, at which time there is often a transition ritual called a rite of passage, followed by 1-2 years apprenticeship, then achievement of full adulthood.

For Children in Which of the Following Groups Would You