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Recall that high school students in America and Europe spend twice as much time with peers compared to their parents. Note also that by the time an adolescent in the U.S. is a senior in high school, only fifteen percent of her waking hours will be spent with family. What impact does this “age segregation” have upon the socialization of adolescents? What direction would you like the age segregation trend to take and what reasons would you provide to support your conclusion? (i.e., continue social and educational programs in their currently age segregated fashion? decrease the degree of segregation? increase the degree of age segregation?) |
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Consider the variety of different adolescent groupings such as cliques, crowds and gangs. First, describe both the potentially positive and negative effects each grouping can have on the social development of adolescents. Second, describe the potential positive and negative influences each grouping has on the formation of self- and social-identity in adolescents. |
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What are the social and environmental factors that place children at greater risk for the development of antisocial behavior during adolescence? Once a child has been labeled as having antisocial tendencies, is there a way that this tendency can be stopped or perhaps even reduced? Furthermore, how might an intervention to help reduce antisocial tendencies among youth be designed? |
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Brown proposed a model for mapping the social world of adolescents using two dimensions, the degree of involvement in peer culture and in adult institutions. Use this model to map the ideal location for a socially well-adjusted adolescent. Next, use Brown’s social mapping model to identify the location of a poorly-adjusted adolescent. Consider your own degree of involvement in peer culture compared to adult institutions. Where would you place yourself on Brown’s social mapping model? Besides being a “descriptive” model, how might the social mapping model be used in treating anti-social behaviors, bullying, and health-compromising behaviors such as drug abuse and high risk sexual activity? |
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There is a great deal of emphasis on popularity in the media with portrayals in movies and television shows, such as the film “Clueless.” What long-lasting effects does an adolescent’s popularity have on their future cognitive and social development? In your opinion can one’s degree of popularity among peers during adolescence be used as a predictor of academic and financial success in adulthood? |
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