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Wildhood, the epic journey from adolescence to adulthood in humans and other animals, Barbara Natterson-Horowitz and Kathryn Bowers

eng

Includes bibliographical resources (pages 279-330) and index

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Wildhood

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Barbara Natterson-Horowitz and Kathryn Bowers

the epic journey from adolescence to adulthood in humans and other animals

"Trekking the globe and drawing from their latest research, Barbara Natterson-Horowitz and Kathryn Bowers discovered that all animals and humans on the journey to adulthood face four core challenges: how to stay safe, negotiate status, navigate sexuality, and cultivate self-reliance. How human and animal adolescents meet these challenges shapes their adult destinies. They illuminate these four challenges through the real-life experiences of four wild animals tracked by scientists around the world. Through their stories and those of countless others, from rebellious eagles and stressed-out high schoolers to thrill-seeking orcas and malleable young soldiers, readers get a game-changing portrait of adolescents as planetwide tribe sharing behaviors and challenges, setbacks and triumphs" -- ǂc publisher's description

Prologue -- Part I. Safety. 1. Dangerous days ; 2. The nature of fear ; 3. Knowing your predators ; 4. The self-confident fish ; 5. School for survival -- Part II. Status. 6. The age of assessment ; 7. The rules of groups ; 8. Privileged creatures ; 9. The pain of social descent ; 10. The power of an ally -- Part III. Sex. 11. Animal romance ; 12. Desire & restraint ; 13. The first time ; 14. Coercion & consent -- Part IV. Self-reliance. 15. Learning to launch ; 16. Making a living ; 17. The great alone ; 18. Finding a self -- Epilogue