Adolescent Development
Early Through Late Development
Published on 1. September 1994
Book
Paperback/Softback
590 pages
978-0-534-20040-4 (ISBN)
Description
Synthesizing information about early, middle and late adolescence in every chapter, this text presents adolescence as a normal part of the human life span, connected to, but qualitatively distinct from, middle childhood and from young adulthood. The book uses primary sources of research and offers detailed chapters on physical changes, cognitive changes, self-concept changes, and social reasoning/moral reasoning changes, as well as coverage of such issues as the impact of gender intensification in our society, the Kohlberg-Gilligan debate on moral reasoning, and adolescents and television. The author's approach is gender-fair, with substantial coverage of ethnic, racial and socioeconomic diversity.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
CA
United States
Publishing group
Cengage Learning, Inc
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
Illustrations (some col.), ports.
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Weight
953 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-534-20040-4 (9780534200404)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
An overview of adolescence; Indisputable evidence: physical changes in ever living colour; Cognitive changes and intellectual development; The relentless personal journey: adolescence and the search for identity; The entry of new perspectives: social reasoning during adolescence; The drama played out on the family stage; Peers, friends, and ongoing interpersonal socialization; Adolescents, work, and career development; Adolescents and electronic media, particularly television; Coping with life crises during adolescence; Delinquency; Violence and American adolescents; Adolescence and human sexuality; Psychological disturbances during adolescence.