Why Is Popularity So Important to Teenagers

question 28

Multiple Choice

Why is popularity so important to teenagers?

• A)It is part of our social nature
• B)It isn't as important as society thinks
• C)Parents socially constructed the desire to make friends
• D)Because they are conformists until they rebel in the 20's
• E)In order to manage identity

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Definitions:

Sociologists

Scholars who study society and social behavior by examining the groups, institutions, and processes that people develop and participate in.

Ethnomethodologists

Researchers who study the ways in which people create, maintain, and understand their social realities through everyday practices.

External Constraints

Factors outside an individual's immediate control that limit or influence their actions and decisions.

Social Structures

The complex pattern of relationships that shape any society. It determines how individuals and groups interact with each other, the roles they play in society, and how they are socially positioned.