Exam 10: Being a Member of the Adolescent Subculture: Activities and Interactions with Peers

What are the five different patterns and meanings associated with cohabitation? Which pattern is the most common for American young adults?

What is the current median age at which American women first marry?

Allen and his six male friends hang out together all the time,often going to concerts or just driving around together.Some characterize this adolescent group focus as:

Which of the following is NOT a reason that credit card companies target college students?

In which of the following matters are adolescents' views least like their parents' views?

Describe what happens to friendship patterns after children leave elementary school.

Describe the characteristics of adolescents with perceived popularity.What two tools do they often use to hold onto their high status? Give examples.

The body of norms,values,and practices shared by teenagers is called adolescent:

Brenda is not part of a clique but she has several friends from different cliques.Brenda is:

Research on adolescent friendship demonstrates that,compared to males,females exhibit more:

Preschool children,who get the most satisfaction from being by themselves,illustrate:

Define and illustrate the difference between an adolescent society,adolescent culture,and adolescent subculture.

Which of the following statements is FALSE?

Which of the following purposes of dating includes learning cooperation,consideration,and responsibility?

What percent of teens say that they have viewed sexually explicit materials online?

Which of the following statements is FALSE?

Lawrence refuses to have friendships with girls,insisting that they have "cooties" and are from another planet.What stage of psychosocial development is Lawrence exhibiting?

Describe some of the difficulties that were discussed in the text about romantic relationships for gay and lesbian adolescents.

Which of the following statements is TRUE?

There are competing views about whether an adolescent subculture truly exists.Discuss these two different views and explain which view seems best supported by research.