PSYC 233 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Statutory Rape, Social Capital, Concentrated Poverty
26 Oct 2018
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Social redefinition of psychosocial development social rede nition: the process through which an individual"s position or status is rede ned by society. Teenager: a term popularized about 50 years ago to refer to young people; it connoted a more frivolous and lighthearted image than did adolescent. Youth: today, a term used to refer to individuals ages 18 22; it once referred to individuals ages 12 24. Recap: changes in the individual"s social de nition at adolescence typically involve changes in status. Cohort: a group of individuals born during the same general historical era. Quincea era: an elaborate sort of coming-out celebration for adolescent girls that is practiced in many latino communities. Bar (bas) mitzvah: in judaism, the religious ceremony marking the young person"s transition to adulthood. scari cation: the intentional creation of scars on some part or parts of the body, often done as part of an initiation ceremony.
