HDF 371 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Baby Boom, Iatrogenesis, Relational Aggression
18 May 2018
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Chapter 5: Peer Groups:
The Origins of Adolescent Peer Groups in Contemporary Society:
Peer groups – groups of individuals of approximately the same age.
Age grading – the process of grouping individuals within social institutions on the basis of age.
Baby boom – the period following World War II during which the number of infants born was
extremely large.
Cliques – small, tightly knit groups of between 2 and 12 friends generally of the same sex and
age.
Crowds – large, loosely organized groups of young people, composed of several cliques and
typically organized around a common shared activity.
Ethnography – a type of research in which individuals are observed in their natural settings.
The Nature of Adolescent Peer Groups:
Adolescents and Their Crowds:
Reference groups – a group against which an individual compares him or himself.
Adolescents and Their Cliques:
Gangs – organized peer groups of antisocial individuals
Iatrogenic effects – unintended adverse consequences of a treatment or intervention.
Popularity and Rejection in Adolescent Peer Groups:
Sociometric popularity – how well liked an individual is
Perceived popularity – how much stats or prestige an individual has.
Instrumental aggression – aggressive behavior that is deliberate and planned
Reactive aggression – aggressive behavior that is unplanned and impulsive.
Relational aggression – acts intended to harm another through the manipulation of his or her
relationships with others, as in malicious gossip.
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Document Summary
The origins of adolescent peer groups in contemporary society: Peer groups groups of individuals of approximately the same age. Age grading the process of grouping individuals within social institutions on the basis of age. Baby boom the period following world war ii during which the number of infants born was extremely large. Cliques small, tightly knit groups of between 2 and 12 friends generally of the same sex and age. Crowds large, loosely organized groups of young people, composed of several cliques and typically organized around a common shared activity. Ethnography a type of research in which individuals are observed in their natural settings. Reference groups a group against which an individual compares him or himself. Gangs organized peer groups of antisocial individuals. Iatrogenic effects unintended adverse consequences of a treatment or intervention. Sociometric popularity how well liked an individual is. Perceived popularity how much stats or prestige an individual has. Instrumental aggression aggressive behavior that is deliberate and planned.
