Key Terms

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Match each of the terms on the left with its definition on the right. Click on the term first and then click on the matching definition. As you match them correctly they will move to the bottom of the activity.

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aggressive-rejected
bullying
bully-victim
child culture
conventional moral reasoning
extended family
family function
family structure
industry versus inferiority
latency
nuclear family
polygamous family
postconventional moral reasoning
preconventional moral reasoning
resilience
single-parent family
social comparison
withdrawn-rejected
Freud’s term for middle childhood, during which children’s emotional drives and psychosexual needs are quiet (latent). Freud thought that sexual conflicts from earlier stages are only temporarily submerged, bursting forth again at puberty.
A family that consists of a father, a mother, and their biological children under age 18.
Kohlberg’s second level of moral reasoning, emphasizing social rules.
The particular habits, styles, and values that reflect the set of rules and rituals that characterize children as distinct from adult society.
A family that consists of only one parent and his or her biological children under age 18.
The tendency to assess one’s abilities, achievements, social status, and other attributes by measuring them against other people, especially one’s peers.
The legal and genetic relationships among relatives living in the same home; includes nuclear family, extended family, stepfamily, and so on.
A family of three or more generations living in one household.
A family consisting of one man, several wives, and their children.
The way a family works to meet the needs of its members. Children need families to provide basic material necessities, to encourage learning, to help them develop self-respect, to nurture friendships, and to foster harmony and stability.
Kohlberg’s third level of moral reasoning, emphasizing moral principles.
Repeated, systematic efforts to inflict harm through physical, verbal, or social attack on a weaker person.
Kohlberg’s first level of moral reasoning, emphasizing rewards and punishments.
Rejected by peers because of antagonistic, confrontational behavior.
The fourth of Erikson’s eight psychosocial crises, during which children attempt to master many skills, developing a sense of themselves as either industrious or inferior, competent or incompetent.
Rejected by peers because of timid, withdrawn, and anxious behavior.
The capacity to adapt well to significant adversity and to overcome serious stress.
Someone who attacks others and who is attacked as well. (Also called provocative victims because they do things that elicit bullying.)
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