Levesque Flashcards
1
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Social redefinition
A
the process when a person’s social status is redefined by society
2
Q
in all society, what is true
A
- ado is a period of social transition
- each person becomes an adult
3
Q
identity
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when someone is seen as an adult, they take on more responsiblity and think about the future more
4
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autonomy
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- adult status shifts thier roles in responsibilty, independence, and freedom
- more decisions that have more conseqences
5
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relationship
and age of majority
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- new decisions about intimacy, dating, and marriage
- aom: the age when they turn into an adult
6
Q
achievement
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- they get to be a certain age before they are working full time or leaving school
7
Q
why is ado lasting longer?
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- start puberty earlier and enter into adult roles later
- begin in bio and end in culture
- costs have risen, so economic lags to psyo
- formal edu is now needed for a lot of jobs
8
Q
inventionists
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theorists who say that ado is a social invention
- ado is different with each culture
9
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the impact of industialization
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- children use to be mini adults
- broke the connection between what individual learned in childhood and what they need to know as an adult
- parents wanted kids to stay in school longer
- staying in school weakened the comp for jobs
10
Q
child protectionists
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- they said that ado need to be kept out of hazardous workplaces
- 20th century
11
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origin of ado
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- 19th century
- prep time for adulthood
- started in middle class
- teen: pop ~50 yrs ago, and is a replacement for ado (started from advertisers)
- youth: today its for ages 18-22, then it was for ages 12-24
12
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emerging adulthood
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- ages 18-25
5 main char:
1. exploring new identities
2. instability in life
3. focus on themself and independence
4. cuaght between an ado and adult
5. life holds many possibilites
13
Q
is emerging adulthood uni?
A
no, it depends on equity
14
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psyo well-being in emerging ah
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- little research
- difficult for financial stability
- carefreeness
- sig. mental illness and suicide
- depression decreases
15
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drawing a legal boundry
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- inititation ceremony
- status offense
- juvenile justice system
- criminal justice system