adolescent psych exam 2

What is the main difference in time-use between 15- to 17-year-olds in the late 1970s and 15- to 17-year-olds in the early 2000s?

Among boys and girls, there was a significant decline in the proportion of time devoted to paid jobs and a significant increase in time devoted to leisure activities.

The proportion of American high school students holding part-time jobs has decreased over the past two decades. Which of the following is not an explanation for this?

Fewer and fewer individuals sought college admission

Which adolescent is most likely to have a decrease in time spent with parents and a dramatic increase in the amount of time spent with peers?

a white female

As discussed in the textbook, adolescents who work more than 20 hours weekly are more likely than their peers to:

absent from school

The process of grouping individuals within social institutions on the basis of chronological age is called:

age grading

Which groups are most likely to disengage from school during early adolescence?

boys and students from poor families

parents and teens similar beliefs about:

education, core values, occupational ambitions

In comparison with teenagers in previous times, teenagers in contemporary societies spend ________ time with their peers ________ with their parents.

more; than

authoritative

parenting that is child-centered, democratic, flexible

Some critics of the No Child Left Behind act argued that it was having the unintended consequence of:

providing incentives for pushing low-achieving students out of school

According to a survey conducted in the early 2000s, how do adolescents spend most of their leisure time?

passive activities

parents and teens differ in beliefs about:

personal preferences (dress, style, music, leisure, etc.)

Having more income than one can manage during early adolescence has been called:

premature affluence

The practice of moving students from one grade to the next regardless of their academic performance is known as:

social promotion

halls idea of adolescence

storm and stress

Comparisons of large and small schools reveal that:

students in small schools are more likely to participate in activities

indifferent

type of parenting that is adult-centered, dismissing, pose few demands, poor or little communication

indulgent

type of parenting that is child-centered, no guidelines, non directive, few rules

authoritarian

type of parenting with strict rules and expectations, adult-centered, discourages communication

According to some commentators, teenagers have become separate from adult society to such an extent that they have established their own society, which undermines parents' authority and emphasizes peer deviance. This society is called:

youth culture