Adolescence is known as a time when young people distance themselves from the values and behaviors of older people. Which of the following statements regarding this behavior is true?
Adolescents who strive toward a sense of total autonomy tend to be
well-adjusted and healthy.
Most adolescents do not choose to distance themselves from the values of
older people in their lives.
Adolescents who feel valued by their communities and their elders are less
likely to engage in unhealthy behaviors.
Adolescents who develop a strong sense of their own identity are likely to be
in conflict with their elders.
Question 2In the United States in the 21st century, it is not uncommon for adolescents to be in moratorium in
religious identity.
vocational identity.
sexual identity.
moral identity.
Question 3Which of the following statements regarding ethnic identity is true?
Adolescents who belong to an ethnic minority are likely to establish a clear
sense of their own roots very quickly.
Most adolescents of ethnic minorities choose to blend in with the ethnic
majority rather than establish their own identity.
A child who belongs to an ethnic minority usually begins to establish an ethnic
identity in adolescence and is likely to continue to explore the implications of
this identity for many more years.
Adolescents who develop a strong sense of their own ethnic identity are likely
to be in conflict with members of other ethnic identities.
Question 4An interest in national politics today has prompted many adolescents to
affiliate strongly with one political party.
carefully weigh the issues promoted by the major political parties.
assume their parents' political leanings.
vote for the person and not for the party.
Question 5Enrique strongly believes that males should always be the ones to ask females out on dates. He believes that if a man accepts an invitation for a date from a girl it makes him a sissy. This is an expression of Enrique's
sex.
gender identity.
sexual orientation.
gender.
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