chapter 13 vocab

Question 1

peers

Answer 1

people of approximately the same age and status

Question 2

friendship

Answer 2

an intimate, reciprocated positive relationship between two people

Question 3

reciprocated best friendship

Answer 3

a friendship in which two children view each other as best or close friends

Question 4

cliques

Answer 4

friendship groups that children voluntarily form or join themselves

Question 5

crowds

Answer 5

groups of adolescents who have similar stereotyped reputations (jocks, loners, nerds)

Question 6

gang

Answer 6

a loosely organized group of adolescents or young adults who identify as a group and often engage in illegal activities

Question 7

sociometric status

Answer 7

a measurement that reflects the degree to which children are liked or disliked by their peers as a group

Question 8

popular (peer status)

Answer 8

a category of sociometric status that refers to children or adolescents who are viewed positively (liked) by many peers and are viewed negatively (disliked) by few peers

Question 9

relational agression

Answer 9

a kind of aggression that involves excluding others from the social group and attempting to do harm to other peoples relationships; includes spreading rumors about peers, withholding friendships to inflict harm, and ignoring peers when angry

Question 10

rejected (peer status)

Answer 10

a category of sociometric status that refers to children or adolescents who are liked by few peers and disliked by many peers

Question 11

Aggressive- rejected children

Answer 11

a category of sociometric status that refers to children who are especially prone to physical aggression, disruptive behavior, delinquency, and negative behavior such as hostility and threatening others

Question 12

withdrawn rejected children

Answer 12

a category of sociometric status that refers to rejected children who are socially withdrawn, wary, and often timid

Question 13

neglected (peer status)

Answer 13

a category of sociometric status that refers to children or adolescents who are infrequently mentioned as either liked or disliked, they simply are not noticed much by peers

Question 14

controversial (peer status)

Answer 14

a category of sociometric status that refers to children or adolescents who are liked by quite a few peers and are disliked by quite a few others

Question 15

social skills training

Answer 15

training programs designed to help rejected children gain peer acceptance, they are based on the assumption that rejected children lack important knowledge and skills that promote positive interaction with peers

Question 16

victimized (peer status)

Answer 16

with respect to peer relationships, this term refers to children who are targets of their peers aggression and demeaning behavior