Hormonal changes through a social justice lens
Document Type
Book Chapter
Publication Date
6-25-2024
Publication Title
Encyclopedia of Adolescence, Second Edition: Volumes 1-3
Abstract
Adolescence begins with pubertal maturation, driven by hormones released by the brain and body. Hormonal biomarkers show that developmental processes begun in utero are reawakened at puberty. This chapter describes how useful seemingly objective hormonal biomarkers are in shedding light on adolescent development, but also how the biomarkers themselves are often misfits to psychologists' constructs for what it means to grow up. The chapter uses a social justice lens to understand when and why it is necessary to rethink what we ‘know’ about hormones to continue the self-correcting scientific process.
First Page
Vol1:191
Last Page
Vol1:204
ISBN
[9780323958202, 9780323960236]
Recommended Citation
Ruttle, Paula L.; Jolly, Dee; DuBois, L. Zachary; Phan, Jenny M.; Moody, Shannin N.; Gordon, Rebecca E.F.; and Shirtcliff, Elizabeth A., "Hormonal changes through a social justice lens" (2024). School of Medicine Faculty Publications. 3185.
https://digitalscholar.lsuhsc.edu/som_facpubs/3185
10.1016/B978-0-323-96023-6.00125-1