| 1. Discuss the Role of Culture in Adolescent Development |
| | 1.1. What is culture? |
| | | 1.1.1. How is culture defined? |
| | | 1.1.2. According to Richard Brislon, what are the features of culture? |
| | | 1.1.3. What is meant by socioeconomic status? |
| | | 1.1.4. What is meant by ethnicity? |
| | 1.2. The Relevance of Culture to the Study of Adolescence |
| | | 1.2.1. What is the relevance of culture and ethnicity to the study of adolescence in the twenty-first century? |
| | | 1.2.2. What is ethnocentrism? |
| | | 1.2.3. What belief tendencies about culture are shared by all cultures? |
| | | 1.2.4. What factors have resulted in adolescents becoming "citizens of the world," and what are the implications? |
| | 1.3. Cross-Cultural Comparisons |
| | | 1.3.1. What are cross-cultural studies and what are their benefits? |
| | | 1.3.2. How do adolescents around the world spend their time? |
| | | 1.3.3. How do U.S. adolescents compare with adolescents in other cultures in terms of achievement? |
| | | 1.3.4. How do cultural differences in achievement values relate to differences in achievement amongst ethnic groups in the U.S.? |
| | | 1.3.5. How are culture and sexuality related? |
| | 1.4. Models of Cultural Adaptation |
| | | 1.4.1. What four models have been used to understand process of adaptation within and between cultures? |
| | | 1.4.2. What is assimilation? |
| | | 1.4.3. What is acculturation? |
| | | 1.4.4. What is alternation model? |
| | | 1.4.5. What is the multiculturalism? |
| | | 1.4.6. What is the advantage of using the alternation model? |
| | 1.5. Rites of Passage |
| | | 1.5.1. What is meant by rites of passage? |
| | | 1.5.2. How are rites of passage different for Western industrialized and primitive cultures? |
| | | 1.5.3. What is the effect of a lack of clear-cut rites of passage on determining adulthood in the U.S.? |
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| 2. Describe how Socioeconomic Status and Poverty are Related to Adolescent Development |
| | 2.1. What Is Socioeconomic Status (SES) |
| | | 2.1.1. What dimensions of inequality are associated with socioeconomic status? |
| | | 2.1.2. How is SES classified? |
| | 2.2. Socioeconomic Variations in Families, Neighborhoods, and Schools |
| | | 2.2.1. How does socioeconomic status affect the families, neighborhoods, and schools of adolescents? |
| | | 2.2.2. How do low-socioeconomic parents differ from their middle-SES counterparts? |
| | | 2.2.3. What effect do socioeconomic variables in families, neighborhoods, and schools have on adolescent development? |
| | 2.3. Poverty |
| | | 2.3.1. What is poverty? |
| | | 2.3.2. What percentage of U.S. children live in poverty? |
| | | 2.3.3. How does the poverty rate of children in the U.S. compare to that in other countries? |
| | | 2.3.4. What are some ramifications of living in poverty? |
| | | 2.3.5. What are the effects of chronic poverty? |
| | | 2.3.6. What is meant by the feminization of poverty? |
| | | 2.3.7. What are some recent trends in antipoverty programs? |
| | | 2.3.8. Describe the Quantum Program and its effectiveness. |
| | | 2.3.9. Describe El Puente and its effectiveness. |
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| 3. Summarize How Ethnicity Is Involved in Adolescent Development. |
| | 3.1. Immigration |
| | | 3.1.1. What unique stressors do immigrants experience not common to longtime residents? |
| | | 3.1.2. Summarize recent research findings about immigrant adaptation. |
| | 3.2. Adolescence: A Special Juncture for Ethnic Minority Issues |
| | | 3.2.1. Why is adolescence a special juncture for ethnic minority individuals? |
| | | 3.2.2. How are ethnic minority youth affected by restricted opportunities and lack of ethnic minority mentors? |
| | | 3.2.3. What is the significance of socioeconomic status for adolescent development? |
| | | 3.2.4. How do history, the economy, and social experiences produce legitimate differences between ethnic minority groups and between ethnic minority groups and the White majority? |
| | | 3.2.5. What is the current emphasis on discussion of differences between ethnic groups? |
| | | 3.2.6. How were ethnic differences often interpreted during most of the 20th century? |
| | | 3.2.7. How does failure to recognize diversity lead to stereotyping? |
| | | 3.2.8. What is prejudice? |
| | | 3.2.9. In what ways do ethnic minority adolescents experience prejudice, discrimination, and bias in contemporary America? |
| | | 3.2.10. Why does the "browning" of American portend heightened ethnic prejudice and conflict? |
| | 3.3. The United States and Canada: Nations with Many Cultures |
| | | 3.3.1. How is the U.S. a cultural mosaic? |
| | | 3.3.2. How are the major ethnic groups included in Canadian cultures different from those in the U.S.? |
| | | 3.3.3. How diverse are the first languages of people of Canada? |
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| 4. Characterize the Roles of the Media and Technology in Adolescent Development |
| | 4.1. Use of Media |
| | | 4.1.1. How much time do adolescents spend consuming media? |
| | | 4.1.2. How does use of media change with age? |
| | | 4.1.3. How do gender, ethnicity, and SES influence use of media? |
| | 4.2. Television |
| | | 4.2.1. What are the functions of television for adolescents? |
| | | 4.2.2. What are the special concerns raised by television today? |
| | | 4.2.3. What are some positive aspects of TV's influence on adolescents? |
| | | 4.2.4. How strongly does televised violence influence a person's behavior? |
| | | 4.2.5. What can be done to reduce the harmful effects of TV violence? |
| | | 4.2.6. What is the relationship between violent video games and aggression? |
| | | 4.2.7. What impact is television having on the sexual attitudes and behaviors of youth? |
| | | 4.2.8. Why are the messages TV gives about sex particularly concerning? |
| | 4.3. The Media and Music |
| | | 4.3.1. How important is music to adolescents? |
| | | 4.3.2. What does research suggest about the effects of music on adolescent behavior? |
| | 4.4. Technology, Computers, and the Internet |
| | | 4.4.1. How is the technological revolution affecting teenagers today? |
| | | 4.4.2. What is the Internet? |
| | | 4.4.3. Where do adolescents learn to use the Internet? |
| | | 4.4.4. What is E-mail? |
| | | 4.4.5. What are some concerns surrounding Internet regulation? |
| | | 4.4.6. Why should parents be concerned about their adolescents' Internet use? |
| | | 4.4.7. What inequities might arise because of the Internet? |
| | | 4.4.8. How have computers influenced schools? |
| | | 4.4.9. What is the relationship between technology and adolescent learning? |
| | 4.5. Social Policy and the Media |
| | | 4.5.1. What social policy recommendations concerning the media would benefit adolescents? |
