Session Information
HPEF - Prophecy 2007 Conference
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Just a Typical Teenager: Using Harry, Ron and Hermione to Examine Adolescent Development
Track : August 4, 2007
Program Code: 440
Date: Saturday, August 4, 2007
Time: 10:00 AM to 10:50 AM  EST
Location: Lower Concourse Grand Ballroom West
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Description
Middle and high school years are times of great change in all students. Harry, Ron, and Hermione, along with their peers, provide a "laboratory" of sorts for examining the issues affecting today's teens and tweens. The wizarding world provides a remarkable template for examining many of the issues facing students in public and private schools. Included in this discussion are family constellations, socioeconomic status, genetics versus environment, social stratification, dating, and the place and status of sports. Rowling's books provide a common foundation for the discussion of developmental issues of young people ages 11-17.