title: Societal exploitation.
abstract: Societal exploitation has produced a significant increase in stress-related adolescent problem behaviors. The author explores the attributes of contemporary society, changes in the role and function of families, and how the changing times may have increased the pressure on the adolescent population.
authors.affiliation: Eliot Pearson Department of Child Development, Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts, USA.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Elkind
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D007604:Juvenile Delinquency / Q000517:prevention & control*; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000523:psychology