Cliques & Crowds Flashcards
What is a peer?
a person who is the same age or has the same social positions or the same abilities as other people in a group
What are some examples of peers?
- people the same age as you
- classmates
-teammates - co-workers
What size groups do children usually have?
mainly small group ones
Who do teens spend more time with?
crowds
How does time spent withpeer groups change as children go into adolescence?
there is an increase in adolescence in the amount of time they spend with peers
What developmental term causes peer groups to change?
- puberty
What do the cognitive changes of adolescences have to do with relationships?
they allow a more sophisticated understanding of social relationships
What is a reference group?
a group against which an individual compares themselves
T or F: teens judge one another on the basis of the company they keep, and become branded on the bais of the people they hang out with
true
What is a crowd?
reputation-based clusters of youths, whose function in part is to help solidify young people’s social and personal identity
What is membership in a crowd based on?
reputation and stereotypes
Who do crowds usually follow?
their crowd leader
T or F: reinforcing the crowds norms leads to them feeling better about themselves
true
How do crowds change in adolescence?
- more differentiated
- more permeable
- less hierarchial
What is a clique?
small, tightly knit groups of between 2 & 12 friends generally the same sex and age
