Adolescent, The: Development, Relationships, and Culture

For undergraduate courses in Adolescence and Adolescent Development

The Adolescent: Development, Relationships and Culture offers an eclectic, interdisciplinary approach to the study of adolescence, presenting both psychological and sociological viewpoints as well as educational, demographic, and economic data. This text discusses not just one theory on the subject, but many, and outlines the contributions, strengths, and weaknesses of each. The authors also take into consideration current and important topics such as ethnic identity formation, gender issues, the Internet, effects of single-parent families, etc.

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• CHAPTER 1 THE SOCIAL CONTEXT OF ADOLESCENCE APPROACHES TO STUDYING ADOLESCENCE
• CHAPTER 2 ADOLESCENTS IN THEORETICAL CONTEXT BIOLOGICAL VIEWS OF ADOLESCENCE
• CHAPTER 3 ADOLESCENT DIVERSITY: SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS AND ETHNICITY
• CHAPTER 4 BODY ISSUES: PHYSICAL GROWTH AND HEALTH-RELATED BEHAVIORS
• CHAPTER 5 COGNITVE DEVELOMENT: IMPROVEMENTS IN THINKING, REASONING, AND DECISION MAKING
• CHAPTER 6 SELF-CONCEPT, IDENTITY, ETHNICITY, AND GENDER
• CHAPTER 7 THE DEVELOPMENT OF MORAL VALUES
• CHAPTER 8 RELATIONSHIPS WITH FAMILY MEMBERS PARENTING ADOLESCENTS
• CHAPTER 9 DIFFERENT FAMILY PATTERNS WITH WHOM DO AMERICAN ADOLESCENTS LIVE?
• CHAPTER 10 BEING A MEMBER OF THE ADOLESCENT SUBCULTURE: ACTIVITIES AND INTERACTIONS WITH PEERS
• CHAPTER 11 SEXUAL BEHAVIORS CHANGING ATTITUDES AND BEHAVIOR
• CHAPTER 12 EDUCATION AND SCHOOL TRENDS IN U.S. EDUCATION
• CHAPTER 13 WORK AND VOCATION MOTIVES FOR CHOICE
• CHAPTER 14 ADOLESCENT STRESS AND ALIENATION RUNNING AWAY
• CHAPTER 15 SUBSTANCE ABUSE, ADDICTION, AND DEPENDENCY DRUG USE AND ABUSE
• GLOSSARY
• BIBLIOGRAPHY
• PHOTO CREDITS
• INDEX