Psych final

Question 1

What age is emerging adulthood?

Answer 1

age 18 to 25

Question 2

What is emerging adulthood?

Answer 2

• Traditional patterns no longer fit
  young adults in developed countries
• Time of instability in work and home
  life

Question 3

Technology revolution

Answer 3

a ton more people are going to college

Question 4

manufacturing economy =

Answer 4

knowledge economy, requiring information and technology skills

Question 5

sexual revolution

Answer 5

FDA approval of birth control pill and shift in standards of sexual morality

Question 6

women’s movement

Answer 6

Expanded opportunities for
women
Role of women in society

Question 7

Youth movement

Answer 7

Change in how young people
view meaning and value of
adulthood and its roles
1950’s – eager to “settle down”

Question 8

What is the graph for youth movement showing us?

Answer 8

It’s showing that the age for getting married is increasing

Question 9

Five features

Answer 9

1. Identity explorations
2. Instability
3. Self-focus
4. Feeling in-between
5. Possibilities/optimism

Question 10

Europe

Answer 10

have the longest emerging adulthood time
age of marriage and parenthood around 30

Question 11

Asia

Answer 11

Capable of supporting parents financially as a criteria
Identity exploration and self-development – within narrower boundaries

Question 12

Developing countries - urban areas

Answer 12

more likely to experience emerging adulthood, access to more
opportunities

Question 13

Developing countries - rural areas

Answer 13

less school, marry earlier, limited occupation choices

Question 14

Eriksons theory on identity development

Answer 14

identity vs identity confusion = crisis/challenge in adolescence
Key areas of identity formed: love, work,
ideology

Question 15

Erikson’s theory
 Three elements

Answer 15

• Assessing abilities and strengths
• Identifications that have accumulated by modeling others (parents, friends, other people from childhood)
• Assess opportunities available to them in society

Question 16

Diffusion

Answer 16

• No exploration, no
  commitment
• Not attempting to try out
  potential options, not trying to
  make commitments

Question 17

Moratorium

Answer 17

• Exploration, but no commitment
• Trying out different possibilities/options (personal, occupational, ideological)
• Which possibility best suits me?

Question 18

Foreclosure

Answer 18

• No exploration, but fully committed
• Parental influence
• Exploration is important, foreclosure not healthiest status

Question 19

Achievement

Answer 19

• Exploration + Commitment
• Made definite choices
• Preceded by a period of moratorium

Question 20

heightened awareness of ethnic identity

Answer 20

1. assimilation
2. Marginalization
3. Seperation
4. Biculturalism

Question 21

assimilation

Answer 21

embrace/ adopt the culture of the majority
leave behind culture of origin

Question 22

marginalization

Answer 22

when kids experience a sense of rejection from the majority culture
don’t 100% identify or align with their parents culture

Question 23

separation

Answer 23

you remove yourself from American culture and hone into your home culture

Question 24

biculturalism

Answer 24

dual identity

Question 25

What makes you feel more aware of ethnic identity

Answer 25

attending a pwi being the only person of color in a workplace or neighborhood

Question 26

What is having a strong ethnic identity related to?

Answer 26

better overall well-being academic achievement lower rates of risky behavior can serve as a protective factor

Question 27

Ethnic-racial socialization

Answer 27

Parental communication of specific values, standards, skills, etc. for specific racial/ethnic group

Question 28

“Protective” socialization - Preparation for bias

Answer 28

explicitly teach children about discrimination their group experiences and how to deal with it

Question 29

“Protective” socialization - Cultural socialization

Answer 29

teach children about positive, traditional, and cultural aspects of their group (cultural pride)

Question 30

“Detrimental” socialization - Preparation for mistrust

Answer 30

explicitly telling children not to trust other ethnic/racial groups because they are a threat

Question 31

successful aging

Answer 31

new and more positive perspective on aging