DEP 2000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Binge Drinking, Homicide, Adjustment Disorder
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Most cases of aids are seen in the middle east and africa. Adolescents of higher ses(socioeconomic status) have higher self esteem than those of lower ses, particularly during middle and later adolescence. Suicide is the third most common cause of death in the 15-24 age group, after accidents and homicide. In adolescence, the rate of suicide is higher for boys than girls, even though more girls. The number of americans who identi ed themselves as belonging to more than one race grew in 2000 and 2010. pg. 396: 12. 2 suicides per 100,000 adolescents. pg. 407: reference groups, cliques, crowds, sex cleavage. By the age if 15, some 80 percent if teenage boys and 20 percent of teenage girls report that they have masturbated. pg. 414- double standard: in which premarital sex was considered permissible for males but not females. The age at which adolescents have sexual intercourse for the rst time is declining.
