adolesence

1. well lets start out with clothing. i definetly think how you dress is affected by the environment around u an wat you like. i think the music ou listen to, activities u participate in and things u enjoy influence how you dress. i think sports is a mixture of nature an nurture. the nature part is if ur tall, better reflexes, better eyesight, just gettin lucky wat attributes u have. the nurture part of it is if u love a sport so much but physically u dont have tha best attributes u can work really hard and practice a lot to becom really good. i think professions is nurture becaus how do ur genes help u figure out what job u do for the rest of ur life, if u wan to be an accontant u take accountant courses and get a job. nature would be in this on;ly becaus if ur not that good at math it will be harder for u to be a succesful accountant. i think that overall ur life is balanced by both of these thing and they compliment each other to shape u into who u ar an wat u like.
2. adolescent social status is so importan to teenagers becaus thats all thery have. we dont have enough rights or privileges to make anythin else important. so we have to base everythin on how "cool" someone is becaus we have no other way to figure out the "top dogs" which i think every society thinks they need to have.
3. in this age socializatio n of children is dominated by tv and other generations had to actually go outside and create games and activities to pass time an not b bored. some concerns wit this new generation is tht kids arnt goin outside and interactin with other kids, so they have bad social skills. also kids are losin there creative abilities becaus they can rely on the tv to entertain thems instead of themselves. i think these ar valid concerns bc children aren able to learn necessary social skills for later in life.
4. gender socialization is pretty obvious in our world. its obvious when a toy is made for a guy becaus of what ideas and values it promotes. for example a pink stuffed animal is considerd a girl toy becaus it promotes girl values, like emotional, passive, sensitive, and friendly. a football is considered a boy toy becaus the vaues it promotes are teamwork, bravery, athleticism, and competitive.i think these toys are a big impact becaus its almost tellin kids wat values they should live by and how they should act. id say the impact is huge, a lot of the guy values i learned from a young age an these values will be with me my whole life.