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 individuals 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
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