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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| initiation rights | ceremonies or rituals in which an individual is admitted to new status or accepted into a new position |
| menarche | the first menstrual period |
| spermarche | period during which makes achieve first ejaculation |
| asynchrony | the condition during adolescence in which the growth or maturation of bodily parts is uneven |
| rationalizaion | a process where by an individual seeks to explain an often unpleasant emotion or behavior in a way that will preserve his or her self-esteem |
| Identity crisis | a period of inner conflict during which adolescents worry intensely about who they are |
| social learning theory | Bandura's view of the human development |
| clique | a small, exclusive group of people within a larger group |
| conformity | acting in accordance with some specified authority |
| anorexia nervosa | a serious eating disorder characterized by a fear of gaining weight that results in prolonged self-starvation and dramatic weight loss |
| gender identity | the sex group (masculine to feminine) to which an individual biologically belongs to. |
| gender role | the set of behaviors that society considers appropriate for each sex |
| gender stereotype | an oversimplified or distorted generalization about the characteristics of men and women |
| androgynous | combining or blending traditionally male and female characteristics |
| gender schema | a set of behaviors organized around how either a male or female should think or behave |