Friends and Peers
Small, close-knit groups of friends often formed during adolescence.
What are cliques?
It is a societal norm where boys are encouraged to be sexually active while girls are judged more harshly.
What is a double standard?
The term for performing well in a smaller, less competitive school environment.
What is the big fish in a little pond effect?
The theory that media shapes a person’s worldview over time.
What is cultivation theory?
Larger, reputation-based groups that adolescents identify with.
What are crowds?
The phase in Brown’s model where adolescents start exploring romantic relationships.
What is the initiation phase?
The optimal number of students in a school to balance academics and social opportunities.
What is 500 to 1,000 students?
Adolescents exposed to frequent violence in media may perceive the world as more dangerous.
What is mean world syndrome?
According to Harry Stack Sullivan’s theory, what becomes more important in adolescent friendships?
What is intimacy and trust (only needs to get one or the other)
Adolescents often enter romantic relationships for what?
What is companionship, status, or learning intimacy? (only needs to get one of these for full points)
Schools with supportive teachers and clear rules tend to have this.
What is a positive school climate?
This media activity is the most common among adolescents.
What is social media use?
The four types of support friends provide during adolescence.
What are Informational, instrumental, companionship, and esteem support? (need to get 2/4 for full points)
The practice of living together before marriage is?
What is cohabitation?
Adolescents tend to perform better when school starts later, primarily because of this factor.
What is better quality sleep?
This type of advertisement often takes advantage of the developmental vulnerabilities of adolescents.
What are advertisements for vaping? (CIGARETTE ADS ARE ALSO OKAY FOR FULL POINTS)
What is family?
What is more central to girls' friendships than boys'?
What is intimacy?
The parenting style most associated with high academic achievement.
What is authoritative parenting?
Adolescents often use this form of media to express emotions, cope with stress, and form social connections.
What is music?