Why Is the Social World of Adolescence So Intense?
Lucy Foulkes and Jack Andrews are research psychologists at the University of Oxford, and in the very first episode of Coming of Age they explore what adolescence really is, and why it's one of the most misunderstood stages of our lives. From why teenagers seem so sensitive to friendships and social status to what the…
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