User talk:Shelby.Hill-Killerlain

Hello Shelby,

How's your project coming along? Do you have any ideas of what you want to research yet? I think I am going to write about mentally disabled homeless youth in Greece. But, you know, we'll see how it goes. Best of luck! And see you on Wednesday. Oh, and I saw on Facebook that you aren't feeling well. I hope you get back on your feet soon.

Abbey

Welcome
Hi Shelby. Welcome to Wikipedia! I'm an online ambassador for your Global Youth Studies course at Drake. If you have any questions, check out Questions, ask me on my talk page, chat with us on IRC, or ask your question on this page and then place  before the question. I look forward to seeing what topics you are interested in. Gobōnobō + c 18:04, 15 February 2013 (UTC)

Feedback
I was not familiar with the term "male menarche". I think that the coming of age and rite of passage articles have some specific examples of the phenomenon. The emerging adulthood and early adulthood article was just worked on last semester by a adolescent development/developmental psychology class, and it focuses more on Arnett's 18-25 age range. If you wanted to narrow your focus to a specific culture, there are many articles that could fit the bill - walkabout, Okuyi, vision quest. The religion and children article is sort of a mess, but has a rite of passage section and could benefit from some non-US examples. Gobōnobō + c 19:31, 24 February 2013 (UTC)

Menarche
Your specific proposal for expanding and improving the menarche article looks good to me. The culture section could use some expansion and needs more references. It would be best to rewrite the section as prose, removing the bulleted list and incorporating its facts into your changes. A word of warning – if you plan on making changes to the physiology section of the article, a higher standard of referencing applies. Changes to this section should be sourced and need to comply with the reliable sources policy for medical/health-related content. Gobōnobō + c 18:46, 19 March 2013 (UTC)

Feedback on topic 2.18 Prof. V
Hi Shelby - I think a discussion of comparative adolescence is a potentially great addition to Wikipedia. I see several potential areas for writing an essay:

emerging adulthood: This topic lends itself to exploration of youth experiences in many urban, industrializing societies (for example, China, Brazil, South Africa, etc.)  As Arnett pointed out, this category is theorized for societies where the combination of expanding educational credentials, shrinking job possibilities, and extended life expectancy (among other things) creates a context for this new category. I would look for you to bring in literature that comments on e.a. outside of Western Europe and the United States.

Adolescence and Menarche As it stands, there is very little non-U.S. perspective in the Adolescence article. The menarche article is starkly divided between "science" - the information about U.S. and industrialized nation youth and "culture" - the discussion of rituals among different ethnic groups. This would benefit tremendously from an approach that sees the West as culture and the "non-West" as rich social contexts.

You could incorporate your anthropological interests by a new essay or section discussion that considers non-industrialized adolescent experiences. There are many possibilities. I look forward to seeing your progress!Prof.Vandegrift (talk) 20:21, 18 February 2013 (UTC)

Feedback
Shelby,

I think this is a great topic to look into. Becoming a "man" or "woman" is so important during youth and I think it would be interesting to be able to maybe see some comparisons between countries of how and when exactly one is considered an adult. Good luck with your research!

Rbachman (talk) 03:59, 24 February 2013 (UTC)

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