The Changing Social Landscape Quiz Flashcards
Researchers studied teenagers who live in wealthy neighborhoods and found that they have ______ levels of delinquency than teenagers in ______ neighborhoods.
A. lower; middle-class
B. higher; poor
C. higher; middle-class
D. lower; poor
higher; middle-class
Research suggests that the transition into adulthood is more likely to be impeded among ________ adolescents than among ________ adolescents.
A. minority; White
B. White; minority
C. American; European
D. European; American
minority; White
A neighborhood where the inhabitants trust each other and can count on each other to monitor the activities of youth in the community is a neighborhood with
A. low levels of violence.
B. strong access to resources.
C. high collective efficacy.
D. high levels of wealth.
high collective efficacy.
Jacob is looking forward to the upcoming presidential election because he is now able to cast his vote. Based on your knowledge of the social redefinition of adolescence, what has Jacob attained?
A. elongation of adolescence
B. juvenile attainment
C. quinceañera
D. the age of majority
the age of majority
Dr. Ramirez believes that the passage into adulthood is a gradual process in which the adolescent assumes the roles and status of adulthood bit by bit. Dr. Ramirez is a believer in
A. continuous transition.
B. discontinuous transition.
C. longitudinal perspective.
D. the abstemious approach.
continuous transition.
Modernization and globalization have extended the transition from adolescence to adulthood primarily because of ______ in the cultures they have affected.
A. the delayed and erratic onset of puberty
B. a lengthier period of prefrontal cortex development
C. the failure of young adults to settle down in marriage-like relationships
D. the increased importance of formal education in making a successful transition into adult roles
he increased importance of formal education in making a successful transition into adult roles
One reason that poverty adversely affects the behavior and development of adolescents is that
A. social problems are contagious and can spread from one adolescent to another.
B. poverty in neighborhoods reduces levels of social isolation.
C. adolescents growing up in poverty are more likely to be exposed to religious rituals.
D. good parenting is less impactful in poor neighborhoods.
social problems are contagious and can spread from one adolescent to another.
Which of these statements about emerging adulthood, the developmental period between adolescence and adulthood, is true?
A. It exists in nearly all cultures that anthropologists have studied.
B. It is most common in communist and socialist countries.
C. It exists in very few cultures.
D. It exists wherever there is a large discrepancy between the rich and the poor.
It exists in very few cultures.
Dr. Jones argues that adolescence is primarily a social construct rather than a biological or cognitive phenomenon. The view that the broader environment influences our conception of adolescence is most in line with the
A. Piagetian perspective.
B. psychometric perspective.
C. inventionist perspective.
D. contextual perspective.
inventionist perspective.
According to the inventionist theory, adolescence was not considered a distinct transitional period until
A. the publication of Seventeen magazine.
B. the creation of child labor laws.
C. the Industrial Revolution.
D. girls and boys started going through puberty earlier.
the Industrial Revolution.
