Lecture 9

• Identity and Adoption

  factors such as adoption procedures and the degree of openess
• Open vs. Closed Adoption

  Open; being able to stay connected to child and new their parents, child feels very loved. Closed; no contact with the family and the family knows little about them
• Adoption and Adolescence

  preoccupied with adoptive status report higher levels of alienation and lower levels of trust for both mother and father
• Adoption Outcomes

  adoptive status not associated with + or - identity resolutions. Lower levels of problem behaviour, higher social competence and attachment
• Visible Adoptions

  adoptions across ethnic groups. Lower self-esteem regarding physical appearance
• Unemployment and Underemployment

  tied to macro and individual factors. two situations that are usually outside a person's control; unemployment rate and underemployment
• NEET Youth

  Young person Not in Education, Employment, or Training. Increased with age
• Guest Speaker

  Goal; understand experiences that youth in Canada encounter in workforce. Results; barriers to employment (lack of experience, language, age) and helpers to employment (connections, Citizenship)