final Flashcards
(16 cards)
a family composed of a married couple and any children they might have together
A nuclear family
extended families are more common among:
low socioeconomic households
adolescent researchers claim that adolescents have both their own:
culture and society
today’s adolescents spend their money on four things: clothes, phones, cars and:
computers
the rate of early sexual intercourse has been_____ since the 1990s.
declining
which adolescent ethic minority is most likely to engage in early intercourse?
African American
who argues that the purpose of school is to teach the basics: English, math, history, and science
traditionalists
what school is a hybrid school that is a mix btw a public and private school?
charter school
Eli Ginzberg theorizes that making a vocational choice is a:
developmental process
three types of barriers that have been identified in efforts to explain why women are underrepresented in many high-paying professions?
structural, normative, cognitive
about 50% of all runaways:
are only gone for a night or two
research has found a link BTW SSRI antidepressants and ____ youth
suicidal behavior in
As an individual continues to take a drug, that person runs the risk of developing a:
physical addiction
if Casey is motivated by the desire to achieve a known and anticipated effect from a drug, she would be categorized under what type of user?
circumstantial-situational user
Emerging adulthood allows time for:
individuals to find their identities
Young adults become more ____ Than they were in their teens.
realistic
