Social redefinition

    What is social redefinition? Can it vary from one society to another? What do inventionists argue? How were children treated prior to the 19th century? What changes took place with industrialization in jobs, crime, and education? What does the word teenagers connote? What did the word youth refer to prior to industrialization? Today? Social redefinition at adolescence typically involves a dual-sided change in social status in both _____ and _____. Status changes of this sort occur in the interpersonal, political, economic, and legal domains. Be able to provide examples. What is extrusion? Brother-sister avoidance? Scarification? Be able to provide examples. What does an initiation ceremony provide? Be able to provide examples of initiation ceremonies. Why have adolescents been referred to as the marginal man? Compared with contemporary youth, when did adolescents living in the late 19th century undergo family-related transitions? School and work-related transitions? Know the difference between continuous and discontinuous transitions. How can the discontinuity of a school-to-work transition be reduced? To what has the vague and discontinuous nature of the transition through adolescence in contemporary society contributed? Why have certain ethnic groups had more trouble negotiating the transition into adulthood?