Ch. 12

Question 1

collectivism

Answer 1

center on the group
self is defined by in group contexts
personal goals are subordinated to preserve group integrity

Question 2

cross cultural studies

Answer 2

compare a culture with one or more other cultures, and they can provide info about the degree to which info about adolescent and emerging adult dev is culture specific

Question 3

culture

Answer 3

behavior, patterns, beliefs, and all other products of a specific group of people that are passed on from generation to generation

Question 4

ethnicity

Answer 4

dimension of culture based on cultural heritage, national characteristics, race, religion,and language

Question 5

ethnocentrism

Answer 5

tendency to favor ones own group over other groups

Question 6

feminization of poverty

Answer 6

far more women than men live in poverty
causes include women’s low income, divorce, and resolution of divorce cases by judicial system leaving women with less money than they and their children need

Question 7

internet

Answer 7

core of computer mediated communication
worldwide and connects thousands of computer networks
provides incredible array of info (pos and neg)

Question 8

prejudice

Answer 8

unjustified negative attitude toward individual bc of the individuals membership in a group

Question 9

social policy media recommendations

Answer 9

encouraging socially responsible programming, supporting public efforts to make media more adolescent friendly, and encouraging media literacy campaigns