Teens are taking longer to grow up

Amy Scott Nov 24, 2017
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Teens are taking longer to grow up

Amy Scott Nov 24, 2017
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A major study of teenagers and their activities has found that adolescents are growing up more slowly than previous generations. We look at one aspect in particular: they’re less likely to have paying jobs (the number of eighth graders who work for pay has been cut in half). How does that affect them now, and later in life?

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