Chapter 5 The Adolescent in Society

Question 1

Socialization and companionship are primary functions of what type of relationship?

Accepted Answer

high level of commitment

Question 2

What is one way that puberty is different from adolescence?

Accepted Answer

It marks the onset of sexual maturity.

Question 3

tendency of individuals to marry people with social characteristics similar to their own

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homogamy

Question 4

On the dating continuum, what has the highest level of commitment?

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engagement

Question 5

Playing house as a child is an example of

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anticipatory socialization.

Question 6

How did coeducational public schools affect teenage dating?

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Young men and women interacted more.

Question 7

If two teenagers are casually dating, what is most likely the purpose of their relationship?

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entertainment

Question 8

Which of the following scenarios would most likely have occurred prior to the 1960s?

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A young man asks a young woman to the movies on Saturday.

Question 9

Which of the following distinguishes adolescents as a separate group?

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exclusion from labor force

Question 10

What was the main purpose of courtship?

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find a spouse

Question 11

The following are predictors of teenage suicide EXCEPT

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preindustrial societies.

Question 12

Drugs such as _____ were used more than 1,000 years ago.

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opium and hallucinogens

Question 13

A young Amish man receives a courting buggy so that he can

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begin dating.

Question 14

Which of the following does NOT affect suicide rates?

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the amount of money an individual makes

Question 15

What part of the human brain is thought to control physical coordination?

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cerebellum

Question 16

During puberty, an adolescent will

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produce various hormones.

Question 17

Which of the following would most likely cause an increase in the teenage birthrate?

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decreased birth control use

Question 18

School shootings and drug-related violence are a growing problem

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among teens in the United States.

Question 19

the period between puberty and adulthood

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adolescence

Question 20

voluntary nonengagement in sexual behavior

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abstinence

Question 21

What is true about the Am teenage birthrate, as compared to other industrialized countries?

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It is higher.

Question 22

What is one reason teenagers might make irrational decisions?

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Their prefrontal cortex is not fully developed.

Question 23

Mandatory education laws, child-labor laws, and the juvenile-justice system are all

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factors that help distinguish adolescence as a life stage.

Question 24

a social interaction with the express purpose of eventual marriage

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courtship

Question 25

In general, higher rates of early sexual activity are seen in teenagers from

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low-income one-parent families.

Question 26

any substance that changes mood, behavior, or consciousness

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drug

Question 27

a behavior that prepares an individual for future roles in society

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anticipatory socialization

Question 28

physical maturing that makes an individual capable of sexual reproduction

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puberty

Question 29

Which is NOT recognized by sociologists as one of the 5 characteristics shared by adolescents?

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learning to drive

Question 30

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

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social integration

Question 31

Drug-related juvenile arrests skyrocketed after the introduction of what drug in the 1980s?

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crack cocaine

Question 32

Entertainment & status attainment r probably the most imprtnt functions of which relationship?

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casual dating

Question 33

The meeting of people as a romantic engagement is known as

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dating.

Question 34

How have drug usage patterns changed over the years?

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Cigarette smoking declined significantly since the 1990s.

Question 35

Dating is important in adolescence for all the following reasons EXCEPT

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becoming independent from parents.

Question 36

Which of the following is most likely a warning sign that a person might commit suicide?

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exhibiting a loss of energy

Question 37

How are many suicides misreported?

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as accidents

Question 38

After what event did the concept of adolescence begin to develop in the United States?

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Civil War

Question 39

Prior to the Industrial Revolution, why might parents b unwilling 2 have their young son marry?

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He would take a portion of the family land.

Question 40

the meeting of people as a romantic engagement

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dating

Question 41

Which of the following is a risk factor associated with regular drug use by teenagers?

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having friends who use drugs

Chapter 5 The Adolescent in Society

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Chapter 5 The Adolescent in Society

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