8 FRIENDS + PEERS Flashcards
other ppl who all share salient characteristic/status (not necessarily friends)
PEERS
ppl who have developed a valued/mutual relationship which provides emotional + personal support/companionship
FRIENDS
ados trust their ___‘S advice on SOCIAL ACTIVITIES + trust their ___‘S advice on CAREERS/EDUCATIONAL GOALS
FRIEND’S; PARENTS’
4TH GRADE: ___ = main source of support
PARENTS
7TH GRADE: ___ + ___ = equally main sources of support
SAME-GENDER FRIENDS + PARENTS
10TH GRADE: ___ = main source of support
SAMGE-GENDER FRIENDS
COLLEGE: ___ = main source of support
ROMANTIC PARTNERS
TRAD CULTURES: GIRLS spend more time w ___ + BOYS spend more time w ___/___
OTHER FEMALE FAM MEMBERS; PEERS/FRIENDS
most distinctive feature of ADO friendships compared w friendships in LATE CHILDHOOD = ___
INTIMACY
degree to which 2 ppl share personal knowledge/thoughts/feelings
INTIMACY
- development of SELF-IDENTITY
- development of INTIMACY
ERIKSON’S 2 KEY CHALLENGES/TASKS OF ADOS/EAS
- FIRST STAGE: friends = valued for ways they help meet SELF-INTERESTS
- SECOND STAGE: friends = valued for companionship
- THIRD STAGE: friends share mutual concerns + give deeper emotional support + understanding
3 STAGES OF DIFF FRIEND VALUES OVER TIME
- ados INCR COMPLEX THINKING/ABSTRACT UNDERSTANDING/PERSPECTIVE-TAKING
- more complex views of friendship
- rate LOYALTY/TRUST/FEELINGS OF AFFECTION as MORE important than in childhood
- aware of more personal aspects of friends
QUALITY OF CHANGE FROM CHILDHOOD TO ADO
- intimacy involves sharing more thoughts/feelings + fewer activities
- more likely to have OTHER-SEX friendships
- importance of friendships DECLINES as romantic relationships develop
QUALITY OF CHANGE FROM ADO TO EMERGING ADULTHOOD
INTIMACY for ___ involves more SELF0DISCLOSURE + sharing of THOUGHTS/FEELINGS
GIRLS
INTIMACY for ___ involves sharing EXPERIENCES
BOYS
- SIMILARITIES
- ETHNICITY
- SEXUAL ORIENTATION
3 KEY REASONS FOR CHOOSING FRIENDS
more accurate term for PEER PRESSURE for social effects ados experience
FRIENDS’ INFLUENCE
term for social effects from other ados
PEER PRESSURE
pressure to think/act like one’s friends
FRIENDS’ INFLUENCE
- type that ENCOURAGES risk bhvr
- type that DISCOURAGES risk bhvr + supports them emotionally
2 TYPES OF FRIENDS’ INFLUENCE
FRIENDS’ INFLUENCE = ___ in EARLY ADO, ___ in MID-TEENS + ___ in LATE ADO
STRENGTHENED; PEAKS; DECLINES
principle that most ppl tend to choose friends who = SIMILAR to themselves
SELECTIVE ASSOCIATION
- UNCERTAIN of social identity
- have LOW self-esteem/HIGH anxiety
- in presence of someone they perceive as HIGHER STATUS
3 REASONS ADOS = MORE LIKELY TO CONFORM TO FRIENDS’ INFLUENCE
- INFORMATIONAL SUPPORT
- INSTRUMENTAL SUPPORT
- COMPANIONSHIP SUPPORT
- ESTEEM SUPPORT
BERNDT’S 4 TYPES OF SUPPORT FRIENDS MAY PROVIDE TO EACH OTHER IN ADO
FRIEND SUPPORT that involves ADVICE + prob-solving guidance
INFORMATIONAL SUPPORT
FRIEND SUPPORT that involves helping w TASKS of various kinds
INSTRUMENTAL SUPPORT
FRIEND SUPPORT that involves reliance on each other as companions in SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
COMPANIONSHIP SUPPORT
FRIEND SUPPORT that involves CONGRATULATING each other for success + providing CONSOLATION for failure
ESTEEM SUPPORT
small group of friends who know each other well, do things together + form regular social group
CLIQUES
CLIQUES = defined by ___ ___
SHARED ACTIVITIES
EARLY ADO: CLIQUE membership = ___
FLUID
OVER ADO: CLIQUE membership = more ___
STABLE
ONCE CLIQUES = STABLE: ___ ___ form both within cliques + btwn them
STATUS HIERARCHIES
larger REPUTATION-BASED groups of ados who are NOT necessarily friends + do NOT necessarily spend much time together
CROWDS
CROWDS = defined by ___
REPUTATION
to help ados locate selves + others within HS social structures + define their identities
FUNCTION OF CROWDS
CROWD acceptance = ___ important in EARLY ADO than in LATE ADO
MORE IMPORTANT
LATE ADO: CROWD acceptance = LESS important bc of INCR need for ___/___ + GREATER certainty of ___-___
AUTONOMY/INDIVIDUALITY; SELF-IDENTITY
crowd recognized as having HIGHEST SOCIAL STATUS in school
ELITES (POPULARS/PREPPIES)