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Below are the key terms featured in this chapter. The textbook's full glossary is also available for online searching.
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| Assimilation | The absorption of ethnic minority groups into the dominant group |
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| Commitment | The part of identity development in which adolescents show a personal investment in what they are going to do |
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| Connectedness | The part of identity consisting of mutuality and permeability |
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| Crisis | Period of identity development during which adolescents choose among meaningful alternatives |
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| Cross-cultural studies | The comparison of a culture with one or more other cultures |
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| Dating scripts | Cognitive models used to guide and evaluate dating interactions |
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| Ethnic identity | Enduring aspect of the self that includes a sense of membership in an ethnic group |
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| Identity achievement | Term for adolescents who have undergone a crisis and have made a commitment |
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| Identity diffusion | Term for adolescents who have not experienced a crisis or made a commitment |
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| Identity foreclosure | Term for adolescents who have made a commitment but have not experienced a crisis |
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| Identity moratorium | Term for adolescents who are in the midst of a crisis and whose commitments are either absent or vaguely defined |
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| Individuality | The part of identity consisting of self-assertion and separateness |
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| Multiculturalism | The coexistence of distinct ethnic and cultural groups in the same society |
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| Rite of passage | A ceremony or ritual that marks an individual’s transition from one status to another |
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| Young offender | A person between the ages of 13 and 19 who commits a criminal act |