Unit 4: Adolescence

The tendency to select a partner with similar social characteristics is known as

• Homogamy

• Heternormativity

• Monogamy

• Homogeneousy

During the 1940s and 1950s, a man was expected to make date arrangements.

• True

• False

One factor that encouraged the rise of dating was...

• Movement away from cities

• Coeducational schools

• The invention of the television

• The American Revolution

Courtship was the primary form of social interaction between males and females that existed prior to the emergence of dating.

• True

• False

Which of the following is NOT one of the five characteristics of adolescence?

• Biological growth and development

• Undefined status

• Increased decision-making

• Anticipatory socialization

Undefined Status in adolescence refers to the pressure adolescents feel to meet expectations from family, peers, and society.

• True

• False

Which of the following provides an example of what it means for teens to have an undefined status?

• Teens can drive, but they can't drink

• Different parents have different rules

• Teens are pressured in several ways

• The age of adolescence is not defined

Which of the following can have an affect on how someone experiences adolescence?

• Economic status

• Family composition

• Religion

• All of the above

The time period between childhood and adulthood that includes physical, social, emotional and mental changes is called:

• Puberty
• Maturity
• Adolescence
• Rebellion

The process of going through puberty is an example of which of the five characteristics of adolescence

• The search for self

• Increased decision making

• Undefined status

• Biological growth and development