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Adolescence Flashcards

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Adolescence

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period between normal onset of puberty and beginning of adulthood

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2
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Puberty

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physical maturing that makes someone capable of reproduction

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3
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How long has adolescence been discussed for?

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40-50 years

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When did adolescence start?

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After Civil War

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5
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3 Factors of Adolescence

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Education
Exclusion of Youth from Labor Force
Development of Judicial System

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5 Characteristics of Adolescence

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Biological Growth and Development
Undefined Status
Increased Decision Making
Increased Pressure
Search for Self

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Biological Growth and Development

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onset of puberty
universal

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Onset of Puberty

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hormonal changes
acne
growth spurt
voice change
sexual characteristics

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Undefined Status

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not a child
not an adult
vague roles and status

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10
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Increased Pressure

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peer pressure is perhaps the greatest
peer vs parents
school

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Search for Self

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establish norms, values, future dreams

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Anticipatory Socialization

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learning rights, obligations, and expectations (roles) of a status in preparing for that status at a future date

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13
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Societies with no Adolecence

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Ndembu in Zambia

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Puberty Rite

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ceremonies that mark the transition from childhood to adulthood
-demonstrations of strength
-filing of teeth
-tattooing of skin

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Dating

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meeting people for romantic engagement
well known in US
not universal
recent
entertainment and amusement

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Courtship

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express purpose of marriage
formal and structured

17
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Dating is viewed as

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a continuum

18
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Dating Continuum

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casual dating
steady dating
engagement
marriage
-can stop anytime along continuum

19
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Courtships are not

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fleixble

20
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When did causal dating emerge?

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Industrial Revolution

21
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Why did casual dating emerge?

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people moved to the cities- more freedom and less dependence on parents
free public secondary education (coeducational)
technology- phones, cars, more freedoms
more equality for women
more time for young people and put in situations where they engage with more young people often

22
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Willard Waller

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Rating and Dating
Penn State University
People of similar social status date- looks, $, car, dancing skills
Character and personality are also taken into account
Homogamy

23
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Homogamy

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tendency for individuals to marry people who have social characteristics like their own

24
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Functions of Dating

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Entertainment
Mechanism of socialization- role behaviors
Psychological needs- conversation, companionship, understanding
Attain Status
Spouse Selection

25
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Traditional Dating Pattern

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Small towns and rural “Merica”
Responsibility falls to male
Ritualized- know expectations
Structured Rules
Set Activities
Begin Casually

26
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Contemporary Dating Pattern

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1960s-Present
teenagers interact more informally and spontaneous
not set stages
both male and female initiate dates
relationship based on “group”

27
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Who’s the Exception to dating?

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Amish

28
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Why are the Amish the exception

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They have to be careful who they court since divorces are recognized.

29
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3 Main Factors of the Sexual Revolution of the 60s-70s

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Birth Control Pill
Counter-Revolution Movement
Feminist Movement

30
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Abstinence

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voluntarily not engaging in sex

31
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Influences on Teen Sexual Behavior

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Family-income level
Parents’ martial status
Religious participation

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Consequences of Teen Pregnancy

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Teen
-more likely to be high school drop outs
-STD’s
Baby
-lower birth weight
-higher % of learning difficulties
-higher % of becoming a teen parent

33
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Drug

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any substance that changes your mood, behavior, or consciousness

34
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Consequences of Drug Use

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Drug violence
Growth of gangs

35
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Influences on Drug Use

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friends using them
having social and academic adjustment issues
living in a hostile family setting

36
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The disapproval of drugs in on the _________.

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Rise

37
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Emile Durkheim view on Suicide

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variation depends on social integration
too high or too low increase rates
-too high: feel group is better without them
-too low: social disorganization because social norms weaken

38
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Social Integration

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degree of attachment people have to social groups or society

39
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Predictors of Suicide

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Alcohol and drug use - low levels of control
Trigger events - loss, rejection, family crisis
Age
Sex - women 3x more likely to attempt, men more likely to succeed
Population density - isolation
Family Relations - violence, divorce
Cluster Effect - peers attempting, copycats

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