The Adolescent in Society Chapter 5 Exam

Research has found that teenage pregnancy can result in

• a reduced chance of having children who have learning difficulties.

• a reduced chance of death during childbirth.

• higher than average lifetime earnings.

• a reduced likelihood of finishing high school.

Which of the following statements concerning suicide is correct?

• The risk of suicide decreases with the use of drugs and alcohol.

• Underpopulated areas have higher rates of suicide than do overpopulated areas.

• Males are more likely than females to attempt suicide.

• Females are more likely than males to succeed at suicide.

Adolescence in American society generally includes the ages between

• 13 and 21.

• 12 and 19.

• 13 and 16.

• 11 and 15.

One factor that encouraged the rise of dating was

• movement away from cities.

• coeducational schools.

• the development of television.

• the American Revolution.

Under the traditional system of dating, men who dated probably

• went out with groups of friends.

• waited to be asked out by women friends.

• paid the expenses of the dates themselves.

• shared the costs with their dates.

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

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

• b. "I wish my parents would let me stay out as late as my friends want me to stay out."

• c. "I am taking a job at a pet store this summer because I think I want to be a veterinarian."

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

What can you conclude from the data in the graph?

• The number of new cases of teenagers with sexually transmitted diseases decreased.

• The number of teenage pregnancies has declined for 15- to 19-year olds.

• Women aged 15 to 19 began to use birth control but still got pregnant.

• Nineteen-year-olds became more sexually active in the year 2003.

__________ is defined as the period between the normal onset of puberty and the beginning of adulthood.

(a)  

• Adolescence
• abstinence
• homogamy

Not engaging in sexual behavior is referred to as __________.

__________ is the degree of attachment people have to social groups or to society as a whole.