It is the most important reason for going to school
What are Friends?
100
While this is not unique at the middle level, it does tend to peak at about age 14
What is peer pressure?
100
Adolescents exhibit a variety of these depending on the context or situation
What is personas?
100
Most adolescents long to be among these in school
What are popular kids?
100
Nothing is dearer to the hearts of young adolescents than these
What are friends?
200
Educators should capitalize on this rather than try to diminish it
What is the importance of Social Development?
200
Clasen and Brown (1990), suggest this many ideas to help youngsters deal with negative peer pressure
What is four?
200
According to Hater, Waters, and Whitesell (1996) this was used to describe the proclivity of youth to alter their behavior depending on social context and audience present
What is differentiated self?
200
To gain this in a group, a young teen needs to conform to the groups' expectaions
What is acceptance?
200
Being a young adolescent leads individuals into many new and uncertain situations
What are romantic interests?
300
This can be used positively in learning experiences
What is need for social growth?
300
Young teens need to be able to articulate reasons for going against peer expectations and be ready to suggest alternative activities
What is making wise decisions?
300
Young adolescents do this as a way to gain social acceptance within the group that they are associated with at any given time
What is adapting their version of self?
300
This is assigned by the young adolescents themselves
What is status?
300
For young adolescents today, "going out with someone" generally means a couple has acknowledged a mutual attraction for each other
What is young adolescent dating?
400
Students who find this are more likely to succeed academically
What is acceptance among their peers?
400
These will help youngsters respond in a responsible manner
What are talking with teens and role playing likely scenarios?
400
Young adolescents are frequently torn between wanting to be distinctive and independent but not wanting to stray too far from peer norms and common expectations
What is Independence vs. Conformity?
400
The need for group affiliation and social bonding is so strong that many adolescents link together into small social groups called this
What are cliques?
400
In previous generations males took the lead in initiating social relationships, but girls today are more proactive in pursuing male attention
What are dating protocols?
500
The author learned it is much easier to this about the nature and needs of adolescents than it is to parent them
What is to teach and write?
500
They can help create situations that will help instill confidence and a positive view of self
Who are parents and teachers?
500
Young adolescents seek this because they want to be viewed as unique individuals
What is autonomy?
500
A student is being victimized when he or she is exposed, repeatedly over time, to negative actions on the part of one or more students
What is bullying?
500
Teens who discover that they are gay or lesbian have an additional set of difficult social and emotional hurdles to negotiate