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emerging adulthood
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A person between the ages of 18 and 25. Emerging adulthood is now widely thought of as a separate developmental stage.
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fertility rate
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The average number of actual and projected births per woman in a given population.
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edgework
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Occupations or recreational activities that involve a degree of risk or danger. The prospect of "living on the edge" makes edgework compelling to some individuals.
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extreme sports
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Forms of recreation that include apparent risk of injury or death and that are attractive and thrilling as a result.
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social norms approach
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A method of reducing risky behavior among emerging adults that is based on their desire to follow social norms. This approach uses surveys of emerging adults and publication of the results of those surveys to make emerging adults aware of the actual prevalence of various behaviors in their peer group.
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intimacy versus isolation
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The sixth of Erikson's eight stages of development. Adults seek someone with whom to share their lives in an enduring and self-sacrificing commitment. Without such commitment they risk profound loneliness and isolation.
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cohabitation
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An arraingement in which a couple live together in a committed sexual relationship but are not formally married.
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linked lives
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A term that describes the notion that family members tend to be affected by all aspects of each other's lives, from triumph to tragedy.
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diathesis-stress model
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The view that psychological disorders, such as schizophrenia, are produced by the interaction of a genetic vulnerability (the diathesis) and stressful environmental factors and life events.
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