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social redefinition

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the process through which an individual's position or status is redefined by society

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changes in social definition constitute a third set of

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fundamental changes that define adolescence

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although societies vary in how the transition from childhood to adulthood is signified all cultures have some way of recognizing

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that the individuals rights and responsibilities have changed once he or she becomes an adult

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changes in social definition may have profound effects on development in the realms of

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identity, autonomy, intimacy, sexuality, and achievement

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age of majority

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the designated age at which an individual is recognized as an adult

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interventionists

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theorists who argue that the period of adolescence is mainly a social invention

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the length of adolescence as a developmental period has increased dramatically due to the

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earlier onset of puberty and the prolongaton of formal education (they delay many of the role transitions that mark the beginning of adulthood)

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many observers of adolescence in cintemporary society believe that the transition into adulthood is too

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long too vague and too disorderly

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the long transitions into adulthood have harmful

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effects on adolescents development and well being especially for those whom formal schooling is not a fulfilling experience

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child protectionists

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individuals who argued, early in the 20th century, that adolescents needed to be kept out of the labor force in order to protect them from the hazards of the workplace

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teenager

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a term popularized about 50 years ago to refer to young people it connotated a more frivolous and lighthearted image than did adolescent

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youth

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today a term used to refer to individuals ages 18-22; it once referred to individuals ages 12-24

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inventionists argue that adolescence is more a social

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invention than a biological or cognitive phenomenon

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our conception of adolescence is determined largely by forces in the broader

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social environment

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changes in the broader environment can change the very

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nature of adolescence

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adolescence as we know it today is largely a product of the

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industrial revolution of the late nineteenth century

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some writers have suggested that a new stage of life called ______ has risen in many recent years

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emerging adolescents

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although there is not a great deal of research on psychological development durin gthe years immediatly following adolescence several studies indicate that for the most poeple this is a time of increseing

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well being and mental health

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initiation ceremony

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the formal induction of a young person into adulthood

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status offense

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a violation of the law that pertains to minors but not adults

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juvenile justice system

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a separate system of courts and related institutions developed to handle juvenile crime and delinquency

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criminal justice system

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the system of courts and related institutions developed to handle adult crime

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cohort

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a group of indivudals born during the same general historical era

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changes in the individuals social definition at adolescence typcally revolve around changes in four domains

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interpersonal, political, economic, and legal

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in each of the four domains individuals are given greater privilages but are expected to take

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increased responsibility for self management and participation in adult society

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in contemporary society there is great inconsistency in where we draw age boundaries between

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childhood and adulthood

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an especially controversial issue concerns whether jeveniles who comitt serious crimes should be treated as

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children or adults

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quinceanera

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an elaborate sort of coming out celebration for adolescent girls that is practiced in many latino communities

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extrusion

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the practice of separating children from their parents and requiring them to sleep in other households, part of the process of social redefinition at adolescence in many societies

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brother-sister avoidance

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the avoidance of any contact or interatcion between brothers and sisters from onset of puberty until one or both persons are married part of the process of social redefinition at adolescence in many societies

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bar (bas) mitzvah

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in judaism the religious ceremony marking the young person's transition to adulthood

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certain themes are common to the process redefinition across many societies these thems incudle the real or symbolic separation of

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young people from their parents, accentuation of differences between males and females and the passion on fo cultural historical or practical information deemed important for adulthood

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scarification

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the intentional creation of scars on some part of parts of the body often done as part of an initiation ceremony

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mariginal man

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lewin's term that refers to the transitional nature of adolescence poised on the margin of adulthood

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circumcision

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a procedure in which some part of the genitals is cut and permanatly altered

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baby boom

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the period following world war II during the number of infants born was extremly large

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continuous transitions

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passages into adulthood in which adult roles and statuses are entered into gradually

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discontinuous transitions

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passages into adulthood in which adults roles and statuses are entered into abruptly

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youth apprenticeship

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a structured work-based learning expereince that places an adolescent under the supervision of a skilled adult

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the process of social definition varies from society to society in terms of its

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clarity

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in most traditional societies adolescents is marked by a fomral

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initiation ceremony

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in contemporary industrialized society the transition from childhood into adulthood is

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vague and poorly defined

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contemporary adolescents are more likely to define adulthood with respect to

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psychological achievements than to role transitions

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societies vary in the extent to which the passage into adulthood is

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continuous or discontinuous

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there are three very different transitions into adulthood in america

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one haves, one for the have-nots, and one for those who are somewhere in between the extremes

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the discontinued and prolonged nature of the adolescent passage in socity has pushed many of todays outh in

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poor pockets of poverty

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mentoring progrmas hae a small but significant positive effect on the development of at risk

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adolescents

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a comprehensive approach is needed to

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help address adolescents educational, employment, interpoersonal, and health needs

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collective efficacy

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a communitys social capital derived from its members common values and goals

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neighborhoods affect adolescents through three interrelated process by

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influencing the sorts of norms to which adolescents are exposed by altering the nature of interpersonal relationships insde tand outside the family and by facilitating or limiting adolescents access to economic and institutional resources

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growing up in a poor neighborhood has show to have

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adverse effects on adolescents even worse than growing up in a poor family

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exposure to _______ is bad for adolescents

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violence

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