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Psychology
Chapter 4
Term | Definition |
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1.initiation rites | ceremonies or rituals in which an individual is admitted to new status or accepted into a new position. |
2.menarche | the first menstrual period. |
3.Spermarche | period during which males achieve first ejaculation. |
4.asynchrony | the condition during adolescence in which the growth or maturation of bodily parts is uneven. |
5.rationalization | a period of inner conflict during which adolescents worry intensely about who they are. |
6.identity crisis | a period of inner conflict during which adolescents worry intensely about who they are. |
7.social learning theory | Bandura’s view of human development; emphasizes Interaction. |
8.Clique | a small, exclusive group of people within a larger group. |
9.conformity | acting in accordance with some specified authority. |
10.anorexia nervosa | a serious eating disorder characterized by a fear of gaining weight that results in prolonged self-starvation and dramatic weight loss. |
11.gender identity | the sex group (masculine or feminine) to which an individual biologically belongs. |
12.gender role | the set of behaviors that society considers appropriate for each sex. |
13. gender stereotype | an oversimplified or distorted generalization about the characteristics of men and women. |
14.androgynous | combining or blending traditionally male and female characteristics. |
15.gender schema | a set of behaviors organized around how either a male or female should think and behave. |
16.autonomy | ability to take care of oneself and make one’s own decisions. |
17.developmental friendship | friends force one another to reexamine their basic assumptions and perhaps adopt new ideas and beliefs. |
18.Resynthesis | combining old ideas with new ones and reorganizing feelings in order to renew one’s identity. |
19.comparable worth | the concept that women and men should receive equal pay for jobs calling for comparable skill and responsibility. |