B.Answer the following questions :
- What do you mean by the term 'adolescence
- Why is adolescence an important period of life?
- What do the adolescent girls in Bangladesh usually face?
- What are the effects of female inequality in Bangladesh?
- How do wealth and education influence a girl's marriage?
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Explanation: (a) Adolescence is the period in human growth and development that occurs after childhood and before adulthood. It
is one of the critical transitions in one’s life span. Adolescence follows the onset of puberty during which a young
person turns into an adult from a child.
b) Adolescence regulates the behaviour and lifestyle of a person. Moreover, it shapes his/her future lifE- So, adolescence is an important period of a person's lifE-
c) Adolescent girls in Bangladesh usually face inequality and subordination. As a consequence of such inequality and subordination, they are marginalized, denied to health and economic benefits and education. Even, they are vulnerable to sexual abuse and violencE-
(d) Female inequality in Bangladesh results in widespread practices of child marriage, marginalization and exclusion from health, education and economic opportunities, and exposure to sexual abuse and violencE-.
(e) Wealth and education play a significant role in a girl's marriagE- It has been found that educated rich girls tend to marry at a later age whereas uneducated poor girls are married off at an early agE-
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