The age of adolescence

Statuses are distinguished by the manner in which we acquire them. A __________ status is a social position conferred at birth or received involuntarily later in life, based on attributes over which the individual has little or no control, such as race/ethnicity, age, and gender.

Stereotypes regarding older persons reinforce __________, which is the prejudice and discrimination against people on the basis of age, particularly against older persons.

__________ theorists emphasize that social structure is essential because it creates order and predictability in a society. Social structure is also important for our human development.

__________ refers to inequalities, differences, segregation, or conflict between age groups. 

According to __________ theory, older persons make a normal and healthy adjustment to aging when they detach themselves from their social roles and prepare for their eventual death.

The research conducted by Stanley Milgram and his colleagues provides evidence that obedience to authority.

Becky and Eric recently had their first baby and now they are considered to be a:

A legally sanctioned form of marriage is __________, which refers to a marriage between two partners, usually a woman and a man.

Kinship in industrial societies is usually traced through both parents (bilineally). The most common form is __________ – a system of tracing descent through both the mother’s and father’s sides of the family.