Definitions ie. anticipatory socialization

Question 1

Adulthood

Answer 1

Period of life that follows adolescence and childhood and lasts until death

Question 2

Adolescence

Answer 2

Until the end of high school

Question 3

What are the components to becoming an adult status?

Answer 3

• Appropriate adult roles
• Self-reliance
• Identity as an individual
• Separated from his/her family of orientation
• Started a career
• Prep for another family underway
• Nature of transition has changed over time

Question 4

Youth

Answer 4

Transition beginning during adolescence and continuing into early adulthood- widely accepted as 15-34 yers of age in research

Question 5

Anticipatory socialization

Answer 5

occurs when individuals start learning new norms and values in anticipation of a role they will occupy in the future. Making necessary adjustments in advance makes the actual transition into the new role easier.