Stylistic practice and the adolescent social order

Question 1

mall speak

Answer 1

• refers to English that contains features such as use of like as a quotative/discourse marker
• refers to how teens often use like, you know, man, etc in everyday speech

Question 2

teens respond with ____ to problematic situations

Answer 2

creativity

Question 3

community of practice

Answer 3

• group of ppl who come together on regular basis and engage in some type of enterprise
• coins new lexical items as members dev new ways of doing things

Question 4

categories for those that reject the school and those that base their social lives in the school

Answer 4

• reject: burn outs
• accept: jocks

Question 5

why is labeling important in social relationships

Answer 5

• important means of producing and maintaining social distinctions and creates categories that can enter everyday discourse
• only emerge in relation to real groups and situations
• can exert social control

Question 6

depending on the community, lexical innovations might be called what?

Answer 6

slang, jargon, or technical terminology

Question 7

how do narratives shape group identity and cohesion

Answer 7

• by emphasizing shared experiences and values
• they also actively construct social hierarchy and group belonging

Question 8

collaborative narration turns a personal story into what?

Answer 8

shared group memory/lore