Puberty in Males & Females
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The physical attributes differ significantly between males and females during the pubertal process, with no single, sudden event being accountable for such differences. That is, puberty entails a process that slowly unfolds beginning with conception through adulthood; thus, the onset and termination of this process is difficult to delineate. For this reason, there is difficulty in delineating the pubertal sequence, with individual variation being common. Moreover, there are age differences for the average male and female pubertal. Note that the pubertal sequence may begin at age 10 or as late as age 14 for males, with accelerated growth in the testicles (Petersen, 1979) and/or pubic hair (Tanner, 1970); while it may be at age 10 or as late as age 15.5 for females, with breast development (Tanner, 1970) and/or menstruation (Petersen, 1979) being noted. Puberty, which is different from adolescence, is generally said to end before the end of adolescence, but is typically noted as being the marker of adolescence. In general, puberty is said to coincide with early, rather than late, adolescence. Puberty as a process is considered to be a period of rapid change to physical maturation, with sexual maturation being one of the most prominent aspects of this process (Lerner & Karabenick, 1974, p. 307-308). There are also, however, rapid and dramatic changes in height, weight, pubic and other hair growth, the depth of voice, and reproductive organ functions, all of which ar
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tely at age 13, reaching a peak at near age 14, and declining around age 15.5. While this growth continues, it is at a slower rate. For females, who typically begin their spurt of growth earlier than their male counterparts, a rapid acceleration in height and weight can occur at age 7.5 or as late as age 11.5. The average female pubertal begins the growth spurt at age 11, reaches a peak at around age 12, and rapidly decreases to previous growth-spurt rates at age 13. As with male pubertals, continued growth occurs at a slower rate for several additional years (Tanner, 1970).
The rate of weight gain for pubertals is for the most part on the same time-table as is their height gain. For the most part, both male and female pubertals will experience marked weight increases at the onset of puberty. The male pubertals will, however, tend to weigh less than their female counterparts until about age 14, at which time they will come to exceed them in both weight and height on average (Tanner, 1970).
There as well occurs rapid and dramatic changes in pubertals regarding muscular development. While both male and female pubertals gain in muscular strength, the former evidence a greater increase in muscle tissue and, therefore, physica
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