ADOLESCENCE
CULTURE
TERMINOLOGY
DATING
CHALLENGES
100
12-19 years old
What are the ages of adolescence?
100
9 hours
How many recommended hours of sleep do teenagers need?
100
Courtship
What is dating for the express purpose of marriage?
100
speed dating
What is the new concept of dating for people with little time?
100
drug
What is any substance that changes mood or behavior?
200
Puberty
What is physical maturing in adolescence?
200
anticipatory socialization
What is learning the rights and obligations to prepare for the future?
200
Dating
What is the meeting of people as a romantic engagement?
200
entertainment, socialization, developing self-concepts, psychological needs, status, and spouse selection
What are six purposes for dating?
200
alcohol
What is the drug most commonly used by teens between 1990-2001?
300
Rites of Passage
What are ceremonies performed that intiate childhood to adulthood?
300
The Civil War
The conclusion of what war is considered the beginning of adolecence as a distinct stage of life?
300
homogamy
What is the tendency of people to marry who have similar social characteristics?
300
arranged marriages
What is the concept of having your spouse selected for you?
300
Suicide
What is leading cause of death among young people between the ages of 15-24?
400
education, changes in child labor laws and the juvernile justice system.
What are the factors which led to adolescnce becoming a separate life stage?
400
Search for self
What is the phase of adolescence when teens begin to figure out what is really important to them>
400
Social integration
What is the degree of attachment people have to social groups
400
Aids
What is the seventh leading cuase of death in young people in the late 1900's?
500
undefined status
Which one of the characteristics of adolescence refers to unclear expectations?
500
subculture
Adolescence is considered a ____ culture.
500
Status
What is socially defined osition in a group or in society?
500
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Is dating universal?
500
Durkheim
What sociologist devoted much of his time to the study of suicide?
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