Peer Context

"Druggies," "jocks," and "nerds" are examples of

Crowds.

Tommy values education and works hard in school, but he also enjoys hanging out with his friends on the weekends. Which peer crowd is Tommy most likely to belong to?

"Populars"

The local library offers "write your first resume" classes for teens, which are taught by an adult volunteer, and "understand how your phone's camera works" classes for adults, which are taught by teen volunteers. What word would Margaret Mead use to describe this society?

Cofigurative

According to Brown's (2004) study of crowds in high school, what fraction of adolescents do not fit clearly into any crowd?

One-sixth

Social skills and friendliness contribute most to which form of popularity?

Sociometric

A group against which an individual compares himself or herself is called

a reference group.

Which of the following is a common finding of recent cyberbullying studies?

a. Adolescents who engage in traditional bullying often also engage in cyberbullying.

What have studies shown to be true of antisocial youth?

a. Antisocial adolescents usually have antisocial friends.

Dorion is a jock. Consequently, we would expect him to be involved in

a. his peer culture and in institutions valued by adults.

The main reason that reactive aggression is associated with unpopularity and greater problems with peers is that reactive aggression is characterized by a combination of..

aggression and poor emotion regulation or lack of social skills

Which of the following contributed to the rise of age segregation in contemporary society?

b. rise of secondary education

The determinants of sociometric popularity are______Blank, whereas the determinants of perceived popularity are______Blank.

b. things like social skills, friendliness, and sense of humor; highly variable

What is the difference between a gang and a crew?

c. Gang members may commit crimes such as robbery or murder, while crew members are more likely to commit crimes such as disorderly conduct and vandalism.

Mitch organizes a party for about 20 of his classmates who are all interested in theater, and they all watch a recording of the musical The Phantom of the Opera. This group of teenagers, who don't always hang out together but share common interests, would most appropriately be labeled

c. a crowd.

What are postfigurative cultures most likely to have in common?

d. technology that advances slowly