Diamond Is an Adolescent

question 140

Multiple Choice

Diamond is an adolescent. According to Erikson, her new identity will be established by choosing _____.

• A) an appropriate adult "hero figure"
• B) values and goals opposite to the destructive identities of media stars
• C) to embrace some parental and societal values while abandoning others
• D) one sexual role and sticking with it, regardless of the consequences

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Low-Income

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Developing Nations

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Extreme Poverty

The condition where individuals live below the minimum income level considered necessary to meet basic needs, often defined as living on less than $1.90 a day.

Poverty Rate

The percentage of the population with incomes below the official poverty income levels that are established by the federal government.