Ch. 5: The Adolescent in Society

Which of the following is one of the factors that led adolescence to become its own life stage?

• Coming of age rites

• Exclusion from labor force

• Age onset of puberty

• Ethnic and racial diversity

The tendency to select a partner with similar social characteristics is known as

• Homogamy

• Heternormativity

• Monogamy

• Homogeneousy

In courtship, the women typically have a choice in who they are being courted by.

• True

• False

According to a sociological study conducted by Willard Waller, status attainment and excitement were at the center of...

• Adolescence

• Dating

• Marriage

• Search for self

Adolescence is a universal occurrence in all human societies.

• True

• False

During the 1940s and 1950s, a man was expected to make date arrangements.

• True

• False

Adolescence in American society generally includes the ages between...

• 13-21

• 12-19

• 13-16

• 11-15

Which of the following statements best illustrates the search for self that occurs during adolescence?

• "I have to make up my mind about who to take to the prom"

• "I wish my parents would let me stay out as late as my friends"

• "I am taking a job at a pet story because I think I want to be a vet"

• "I have been going to the doctor lately for acne treatments."

One factor that encouraged the rise of dating was...

• Movement away from cities

• Coeducational schools

• The invention of the television

• The American Revolution

Anticipatory socialization is the learning of the rights, obligations, and expectations of a role in preparation for assuming that role later in life.

• True

• False