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Demographics

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The study of the population which can help us make conclusions about changes in society and culture

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Census Family

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A married couple with or without children

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Nuclear Family

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A married couple with dependent children

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Extended Family

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Multiple generations of a family living within one household

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Lone-parent Family

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Single parent with one or more dependent children

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Blended Family

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Divorced parents, married or not, with or without children from a previous marriage

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Same-Sex Family

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Couple of the same sex married or not, with or without children

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Married/Cohabiting Family

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Two spouses or a married couple living together

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Fledgling Adults

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Adults who have difficulty leaving their family home

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Dominant Value Direction

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An adolescent’s values and view of the world are shaped by external forces, most notably friends, family, and the news, allowing them to form opinions

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Ecocentrism - David Elkind

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The immaturity of adolescents’ thinking processes lead to them being argumentative, indecisive, and will cause them to criticise others actions

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Imaginary Audience - David Elkind

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Adolescents believe that they are being constantly watched by an imaginary audience

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Personal Fable - David Elkind

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Adolescents believe that they are the protagonist in their own personal fable

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Fresh Contacts (Adolescence)

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When an adolescent leaves their social group and gains new experiences, they undergo a mental reorientation to their new environment

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Generational Replacement - Strausse Howe

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Adolescent opinions and attitudes are likely to affect social change in the future

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Heroic Imagination - Zimbardo

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The mindset of people that who take a personal stand against wrongdoings

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Prosocial Behaviour - Zimbardo

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Positive, constructive, and helpful behaviour shown by people who wish to help others

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Internalisation

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The act of absorbing an idea so that it becomes a part of your character

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Socialisation

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The act of teaching a child the norms of society so that they internalise it and become a functioning member of society

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Alienation

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The estrangement of an individual from people or activities they enjoy, or their sense of self

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Competitive Emulation

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When groups of people, typically families, try to outdo each other through material goods or lifestyle choices

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Conformity

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Accepting the norms of society and acting according to them

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Cognitive Development

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The mental activities associated to remembering, knowing, and communicating

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Downward Comparison

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Comparing oneself to others that are worse off

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Upward Comparison
Comparing oneself to others that are better off
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Subculture
An alternative system of beliefs that is not part of mainstream culture
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Social Isolation - Melvin Seeman
Powerlessness - The feeling that you are unable to change the ideas of someone else Meaninglessness - The feeling that you are unable to make sense of the world Normlessness - The deterioration of social norms Social Isolation - Withdrawal from normal activities in the social group Self-Estrangement - Complete withdrawal from the sense of self
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Morality of Care - Carol Gilligan
The moral development of women is based on their ability to care for others
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Deviant Typologies - Robert Merton
Conformist - People who accept cultural goals as well as the means to achieve them Ritualist - People who do not accept cultural goals but accept the means to achieve them Innovators - People who accept the cultural goals but not the means to achieve them Retreatist - People who reject mainstream culture and reject institutional means Rebels - People who reject the cultural goals as well as the means to achieve them
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Margaret Mead Adolescent Development Theory
Innovator of participant observation, went to American Samoa to study teenage girls
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G. Stanley Hall Adolescent Development Theory
Defined the developmental phase of adolescence as well as storm and stress
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Eduard Spranger Adolescent Development Theory
Believes that adolescence is a period of crisis and volatility that can lead to a change in personality
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Letta Stetter Hollingworth Adolescent Development Theory
Explains that there is a gradual change into adulthood
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Kurt Lewin Adolescent Development Theory
Created field theory, explaining that adolescents find a social group where they belong which alters their behaviour
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David Elkind Adolescent Development Theory
Defined adolescent egocentrism, the immaturity of the adolescent thinking process, adolescents are typically argumentative, indecisive, and criticise others actions
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Robert Havighurst Adolescent Development Theory
Listed developmental tasks for adolescents
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Erik Erikson Adolescent Development Theory
Created psychosocial development theory, how an individuals needs mesh with the needs of their society
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Helicopter Parents
Parents that are too concerned with their child’s life as well as the obstacles that their children face
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Kohlberg’s Moral Stages of Development
Level 1: Preconventional Reasoning Stage 1: Heteronomous morality - Moral thinking is linked to punishment Stage 2: Individualism, purpose and exchange - Guided by instincts and leads others to do the same Level 2: Conventional Reasoning Stage 3: Mutual interpersonal expectations, relationships, and interpersonal conformity - More moral standards based off their parents and friends Stage 4: Social systems morality - Moral judgements are based off the law Level 3: Postconventional Reasoning Stage 5: Social contract or utility and individual rights - Human rights and values are above the law Stage 6: Universal ethical principles - Human rights and values are above the law, when the individual is asked to choose between law and conscience, they will sacrifice themselves
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In-Group - Muzaffar Sherif
When individuals are brought together to achieve a common goal, they will form a group structure with hierarchies and roles
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Out-Group - Muzaffar Sherif
In a situation where competition is important, they will become hostile with the in-group

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