Soc. Chapter 5-Adolescent in Society

Adolescence

• 4 million
• industrial revolution, coeducational schools, cars & phones
• the period between the normal onset of puberty & the beginning of adulthood
• 1. Having friends who regularly engage in drug use

Puberty

• the physical maturing that makes an individual capable of sexual reproduction
• the meeting of people as a romantic engagement
• the tendency of individuals to marry people with social characteristics similar to their own
• 1960s to today, more opportunity for young people to interact with each other informally & more flexible

Anticipatory Socialization

• 2 Makes it easier to know considerably more about a person before meeting them
• involves learning the rights, obligations, & expectations of a role to prepare for assuming that role in the future
• voluntarily not engaging in sexual behavior
• 1 million

Dating

• Studied dating habits in 1920s & 1930s at Pennsylvania State University& concluded that casual dating was entertainment & not mate selection
• the meeting of people as a romantic engagement
• 1 million
• industrial revolution, coeducational schools, cars & phones

Courtship

• In societies where people choose their own marriage partners
• a social interaction similar to dating but with the sole purpose of eventual marriage
• responsibility for arranging a date fell to the man. rules of conduct while on a date were well define and upheld by both parties, and pressure to conform to these behaviors was strong.
• 6. Teen moms often face significant emotional stress

Homogamy

• the main cause of the dramatic rise in drug-related violence
• 1960s to today, more opportunity for young people to interact with each other informally & more flexible
• After WWI
• the tendency of individuals to marry people with social characteristics similar to their own

Abstinence

• infectious diseases spread from person to person through sexual contact
• voluntarily not engaging in sexual behavior
• 2. Having social & academic adjustment problems
• 1. a form of entertainment 2. a mechanism for socialization 3. fulfills certain basic psychological needs such as conversation, companionship, & understanding 4. Helps individuals attain status 5. spouse selection becomes an important issue

Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs)

• 1 Easier to make contact w/ a potential mate
• did not exist prior to the Civil War
• the tendency of individuals to marry people with social characteristics similar to their own
• infectious diseases spread from person to person through sexual contact

Drug

• Studied dating habits in 1920s & 1930s at Pennsylvania State University& concluded that casual dating was entertainment & not mate selection
• any substance that changes mood, behavior, or consciousness
• In societies where people choose their own marriage partners
• 2 Makes it easier to know considerably more about a person before meeting them

Social integration

• voluntarily not engaging in sexual behavior
• Social isolation and self-doubt lead to frustrations that may push one towards suicidal behavior
• the degree of attachment people have to social groups or to society as a whole
• did not exist prior to the Civil War