Describe the Extent to Which Intimacy with Peers Replaces Intimacy

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Essay

Describe the extent to which intimacy with peers replaces intimacy with parents over the course of adolescence. Does it completely replace intimacy with parents, or does it supplement this kind of intimacy? What about intimacy with a romantic partner? Does it replace intimacy with peers?

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Definitions:

Underestimating

The act of judging something to be less in quantity or importance than it actually is.

Accountable

Being responsible for one's actions and being able to explain or justify them.

Deindividuation

A psychological state where an individual loses self-awareness and self-restraint, often occurring in group settings that foster anonymity.

Social Loafing

This concerns the tendency of people to lower their effort in goal pursuit when in a collective setting as opposed to on an individual basis.