PSY310H5 Study Guide - Final Guide: Peer Pressure, Routine Activity Theory
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Work: mostly boring work, monotonous, misconceptions about working during adol. Not true, very little evidence that shows them being more responsible if they work, but if job does provide with genuine abilities then it can increase how responsible they are. , also if it allows contact with adults. More than 20 hours a week has neg impact on school performance. Unstructured- not org monitored aor supervised by aults- lets say hanging on the street corner. Routine activity theory- can lead to unsocial and problem behavior in adol bec parental monitoring is low. Consequences can deoend on what type of neighborhoods they live in-exp imporverished. Routine theory has in its core parental initring: media: Focus on three main theories on media on adol behavior: We can choose the media to which we are exposed- the different uses of why we use it. It could also be that the media we areexposed influences us. Or it could be combo of the 2.
