Chapter 1: Adolescence as a social transition Flashcards
G. Stanley Hall’s concept that adolescence is a turbulent time charged with conflict and mood swings
Storm and stress view
inventionist view
adolescence is a sociohistorical creation - especially legalization ensuring dependency of youth in 20th century (Mead)
Cohort effects
effects due to a person’s date of birth, era, or generation, but not chronological age
Millennials
the generation born after 1980
- ethnic diversity
- connection to technology
stereotype
a generalization that reflects our impressions and beliefs about a broad group of people
Adolescent generalization gap
Adelson’s concept of generalizations about adolescents based on information regarding a limited, often highly visible group of adolescents
positive qualities desired in youth
Competence, Confidence, Connection, Character, and Compassion
Social Policy
a national government’s course of action designed to influence the welfare of its citizens
biological processes
physical changes in an individual’s body
cognitive processes
changes in an individual’s thinking and intelligence
Socioemotional processes
changes in an individual’s personality, emotions, relationships with other people, and social contexts
adolescence
developmental period of transition from childhood to adulthood. 10/13-late teens
emerging adulthood
18-25, characterized by experimentation and exploration
continuity- discontinuity issue
debate over whether development involves gradual change (continuity) or distinct stages (discontinuity)
early-later experience issue
the degree to which early experiences or later experiences are the key determinants of development
Theory
an interrelated, coherent set of ideas that helps explain phenomena and make predictions
psychoanalytic theories
theories that describe development as primarily unconscious and heavily colored by emotion
social cognitive theory
the view that behavior, environment, and cognition are the key factors in development
eclectic theoretical orientation
an orientation that does not follow any one theoretical approach but rather selects from each theory whatever is considered the best in it
Experience Sampling Method (ESM)
paging participants at random times
ethnic gloss
use of an ethnic label such as African American or Latino in a superficial way that portrays an ethnic group as being more homogenous than it really is.
Theory of Recapitulation
each individual passes through stages that correspond to those that occurred during the history of mankind
