173: Autonomy Vs. Authority (Brett On Sex, Lies and Anarchy)

What are the forces and ideas preventing children from attaining autonomy?Topics: -Child labor laws-Governnment regulation of apprenticeship programs-Emancipation-Age restrictions-The legality of child abuse-Some pretty bad jokesLook Closer:SexLiesAnarchy.com/http://sexliesanarchy.com/Trashing Teens: Psychologist Robert Epstein argues in a provocative book, "The Case Against Adolescence," that teens are far more competent than we assumehttp://www.psychologytoday.com/articles/200703/trashing-teensG. Stanley Hall: The Inventor of Adolescencehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G._Stanley_Hall