HD 1004 Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: Peer Pressure, Gender Role, Identity Formation
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Adolescents not constantly in state of storm and stress . But do have higher highs and lower lows. Need to learn how to control/express appropriately. Identity: acceptable and refreshing sense of self based n characteristic including professional, political, religious, sexuality, personality. Identity confusion: withdraw and isolate themselves or immerse themselves in their social world and lose themselves in the crowd. Psychosocial moratorium: gab between childhood security and adult responsibilities; relatively free of responsibilities, allows experimentation with different identities. Has the person explored meaningful alternatives regarding some identity question. Family atmosphere: individuality: self-assertion and separateness, connectedness: mutuality and permeability. Ethnicity: minority identify within dominant culture; 1st vs. 2nd generations. Sex refers to the biological aspects of being male or female. Gender refers to behavioral, psychological, and social characteristic of men and women. Gender stereotypes: generalization about a group of people that disguised them from others. Gender roles: culturally-defined behaviors seen as appropriate for men and women.
