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| adolescence | period between the normal onset of puberty and the beginning of adulthood |
| puberty | physical maturing that makes an individual capable os sexual reproduction |
| puberty rites | formal ceremonies that mark the entrance of young people into adulthood |
| Characteristics of adolescence | biological growth and development, undefined status, incresed decision making, increased pressure, the search for self |
| anticipatory socialization | learning the rights, obligations, and expectations of a role in preparation for assuming that role at a future date. |
| homogamy | tendancy for individuals to marry people who have social characteristics similar to their own. |
| Willard Waller | Studied American dating patterns |
| sexual revolution | occured in the 1960's and 70's due to the development of the birth control pill, a large youth counterculture, and the feminist movement |
| social integration | the degree of attachment people have to social groups or to society as a whole |
| social factors affecting teenage suicide | alcohol and drug use, triggering events, age, sex, population density, family relations, cluster effect |
