Outsiders Vocab

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Transition from child to adult (teenage years)

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adolescence

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Indirect reference to a value, belief, or custom significant to a culture or time.

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cultural allusion

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Genre focus of adolescence

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coming-of-age

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Division of society by social & economic factors

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social class

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Institution for youthful offenders as an alternative to prison

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reformatory

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Skill in deceiving or manipulating others

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cunning

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Feeling that someone/something is beneath consideration; deserving scorn.

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contempt

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A child or teen who commits serious crimes or repeatedly breaks the law.

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juvenile delinquent

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Compliance with standards, rules, or laws (following the crowd)

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conformity

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State of being or feeling higher in rank, status, or quality

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superiority