Theories of Identity Development
Society and Media's View of Teens
Family and Peer Influence
Impact of Race, Gender, & Sexuality
Misc.
100
An eight stage theory of development that accounts for changes experienced from infancy through late adulthood. The success at one stage impacts the quality of future stages.
What is Erikson's stage theory of development?
100
Society's contradictory attitudes towards teens, in which they envy teens greatly and also have fear towards them.
What is Hine's "teenage mystique"?
100
The three levels of peer influence according to Steinberg.
What are best friends, cliques, and crowds?
100
The rules in which men must follow in order to be accepted by other men.
What is the bro code?
100
The field in which Rachel is getting her Ph.D.
What is school psychology?
200
A leave of absence that Amish teens may choose to take in order to explore modern society.
What is rumspringa?
200
Once cool hunters identify a trend and market it, it no longer remains cool.
What is the paradox of cool?
200
An experiment demonstrating conformity
What is Asch's line experiment?
200
Some argue that teens must develop this before they are ready for a romantic relationship.
What is an identity?
200
The two ways you will submit the rough draft of your final paper.
What are SafeAssign and bring in a hard copy?
300
The four statuses in Marcia's theory of development.
What are foreclosed, diffused, moratorium, and achieved identities?
300
The generic male and female characters MTV created to help them target teenage audiences.
What are the mook and midriff?
300
She believes that parents have minimal impact on how their children develop, and instead the environment plays a significant role.
Who is Judith Harris?
300
A stage theory that examines the process of accepting and appreciating one's racial identity.
What is Cross's model?
300
The area of the brain that governs executive functioning, such as planning, organizing, and memory, which is often underdeveloped in teenagers.
What is the prefrontal cortex?