Teen Years & Group Behavior Flashcards
Gender
attitudes attached to sex (social construct)
Body (Male)
stronger upper body
Body (Female)
higher endurance, energy reserves (stored as fat), higher pain tolerance, temperature variance
Mental Ability (Male)
Higher math and spatial ability, straight line thinkers
Mental Ability (Female)
Higher English and communication, corpus Colosseum is 40% larger, holistic thinkers
Activity Levels (Males)
full body movements, and restless
Activity Levels (Female)
refined body movements, still
Vulnerability (Male)
more likely to get disease, conception 100-140, life expectancy 68
Vulnerability (Female)
conception 100-103, life expectancy 72
Hormones (teens)
teens increase, superior in many ways at all stages
Hormones (male)
testosterone, manopause, lose testosterone, about 3% attraction/sperm
Hormones (female)
estrogen, menopause, attraction/eggs, 85% decrease in estrogen in menopause
male/female sexual peaks
f; 30, m;18
status
a position you hold (3-5)
master status
position that defines you
roles
positions you play (100+)
role set
roles attached to status
role conflict
when to status’ are in motion
your view of self is based on how you think others see you
Charles Cooley
situations as defined as real become real
Thomas Therom
you are the best you (mannerisms, props, style, behavior)
Goffman
Erikson
Stage 5: identity vs role confusion
Stage 6: intimacy vs isolation (getting comfortable with who you are)
Decision Making
- Pain vs Pleasure
- Amygdala, knee jerk responses
- Antisapatory Socialization, new roles
Task leader
“in charge’
