| A | B |
|---|
| adolescence | period between the normal onset of puberty and the beginning of adulthood |
| social integration | degree of attachment people have to social groups or to society as a whole |
| Emile Durkheim | sociologist who has produced the most comprehensive study of suicide |
| cluster effect | social factor that triggers "copycat" suicides |
| marriage | express purpose of courtship |
| Willard Waller | sociologist who studied dating patterns at Penn State University |
| recreation/fun | initial purpose of dating |
| puberty rites | formal ceremonies that mark the entrance of young people into adulthood |
| peers | possibly the greatest source of pressure on teenagers |
| puberty | physical maturing that makes an individual capable of sexual reproduction |
| industrial revolution | factor that led to the emergence of dating by encouraging people to move away from the countryside into the cities |
| drug | any substance that changes mood, behavior, or consciousness |
| casual dating | stage in which the primary function of dating is recreation |
| homogamy | tendency for individuals to marry people who have social characteristics similar to their own |
| AIDS | fatal disease caused by a virus that attacks the immune system, leaving the person vulnerable to deadly infections |
| suicide | third leading cause of death among young people age 15-24 |
| anticipatory socialization | learning the rights, obligations, and expectations of a role in preparation for assuming that role at a later date |
| 16 | age to which eduacation is mandatory in most states |
| courtship | form of social interaction between males and females that existed prior to the emergence of dating |
| teenage pregnancy | can result in a reduced likelihood of finishing high school and lower than average lifetime earnings |
| coed schools | factor that encouraged the rise of dating by putting young men and women together for a good portion of the day |
