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- ethnic identity
- not part of the white mahority, integrating a sense of ethnic identity into their overall sense of personal identity is likely to be an important task of late adolescence, perhaps as important as establishing a coherent occupational, ideological, or interpersonal identity
- racial socialization
- process through which parents attempt to teach their children about their ethnic identity and about the special experiences they may encounter within the broader society as a result of their ethnic background
- false self behavior
- they devalue their true self, in contrast to those who put on a false front becasue they want to please others
- social redefinition- Mead
- an individuals position or status is redesigned by a society. passage from childhood into adulthood vary across time and space, the presence during ado. of some sort of recognition that the individuals status has changed
- scarification
- the intentional creation of scars on some part or parts of the body often done as part of an initiation ceremony.
- social redefinition in contemporary society
- having no formal ceremonies marking the tradition. attainint adult status. starting employment, moving out of the house, votint
- contentious transition
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pre industrial times
a passage into adulthood in which adult roles and statuses are entered into gradually - discontentious transition
- a passage into adulthood in which adult roles and statuses are entered into abruptly
- school reform
- over the last decade or so, politician sand parents have sounded the cry for schools to scale down their general education offerings and place greater emphasis on the traditional academic subjects.. math science...
- school reform early 1970
- education reformers claimed that schools were not preparing young pepole for the roles thay would face as adults. by late 70's over 40% of all high school kids were taking a general rather than a college prep or vocational class.
- school reform in 80
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failing acheivement tests. demanded more rigorous cricilum.
higher order thinking- students are encouraged to interpret, analzye and evaluate info. - school reform 90
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vast graduating from school deficient not only in higher order abilities but in basic academic skills and knowledge.
late 90 wanted schools to place greater emphasis on higher-order thinking - schol reform end of 20 century
- questioned whether the comprehensive public high school should continue to paly a central role in the education of adol.
- school and class size
- school size may affect academic performance, big is bad only small classes usually benefit small children
- middle school
- schools into units of 200-500 students
- tracking
- remedial classes and are reserved for students who are identifies as especially capable. other classes in the same subject area are designed as average classes adn are takes by most students
- mainstreaming
- the integration of all students with special needs into regular classrooms
- compulsory education
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the rise of secondary education was the result of several historical and social trends at the turn of the century. most important were industrialization, urbanization, and immigration
prior high schools were designed for the eliete.
in 1918 became manditory - school colors
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one place where kids want to be together- team sports
african american program- small classrooms, everybody gets in there ant talks, so we get integrated in the class, includes all races - fear of self
- all the things you don't like about self, your mean, fightint with others peorple
- good learning environment
- authorative teacher. can ask questions, think abou thing, environment where parents can come in and get involved, learning is about developing your own mind
- larger school size
- more academic and extracuricular activity
- smaller
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belonging, pareticipation, performance
classroom size 20-40 - adolescent optimal school size
- 500-1000
- origions of compulsory education
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agricultural decline
industrialization/labor laws
urbanization
immigration