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Adolescence, 8/e

Laurence Steinberg, TEMPLE UNIV-PHILADELPHIA

ISBN: 0073405485
Copyright year: 2008

Table of Contents



PREFACE
INTRODUCTION: THE STUDY OF ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT
Adolescent Development in Context
A Multidisciplinary Approach to Adolescence
The Boundaries of Adolescence
A Framework for Studying Adolescent Development
Theoretical Perspectives on Adolescence
Stereotypes Versus Scientific Study

PART I THE FUNDAMENTAL CHANGES OF ADOLESCENCE
CHAPTER 1 BIOLOGICAL TRANSITIONS
Puberty: An Overview
Somatic Development
Timing and Tempo of Puberty
The Psychological and Social Impacts of Puberty
Eating Disorders
Physical Health and Health Care in Adolescence

CHAPTER 2 COGNITIVE TRANSITIONS
Changes in Cognition
Theoretical Perspectives on Adolescent Thinking
The Adolescent Brain
Individual Differences in Intelligence in Adolescence
Adolescent Thinking in Context

CHAPTER 3 SOCIAL TRANSITIONS
Social Redefinition and Psychosocial Development
The Elongation of Adolescence
Adolescence as a Social Invention
Changes in Status
The Process of Social Redefinition
The Transition into Adulthood in Contemporary Society
The Influence of Neighborhood Conditions on Adolescent Development

PART II THE CONTEXTS OF ADOLESCENCE
CHAPTER 4 FAMILIES
Is Conflict Between Teenagers and Parents Inevitable?
Family Relationships at Adolescence
Family Relationships and Adolescent Development
Behavioral Genetics and Adolescent Development
The Adolescent’s Family in a Changing Society
The Importance of the Family in Adolescent Development

CHAPTER 5 PEER GROUPS
The Origins of Adolescent Peer Groups in Contemporary Society
The Adolescent Peer Group: A Problem or a Necessity?
The Nature of Adolescent Peer Groups
Adolescents and Their Crowds
Adolescents and Their Cliques
Popularity and Rejection in Adolescent Peer Groups
The Peer Group and Psychosocial Development

CHAPTER 6 SCHOOLS
The Broader Context of Secondary Education
The Social Organization of Schools
The Climate of the Classroom
Beyond High School
Schools and Adolescent Development

CHAPTER 7 WORK, LEISURE, AND MASS MEDIA
Adolescents’ Free Time in Contemporary Society
Adolescents and Work
Adolescents and Leisure
Adolescents and the Mass Media
Free Time and Adolescent Development

PART III PSYCHOSOCIAL DEVELOPMENT DURING ADOLESCENCE
CHAPTER 8 IDENTITY
Identity as an Adolescent Issue
Changes in Self-Conceptions
Changes in Self-Esteem
The Adolescent Identity Crisis

Research on Identity Development
The Development of Ethnic Identity
Gender-Role Development
CHAPTER 9 AUTONOMY
Autonomy as an Adolescent Issue
The Development of Emotional Autonomy
The Development of Behavioral Autonomy
The Development of Value Autonomy
A Concluding Note

CHAPTER 10 INTIMACY
Intimacy as an Adolescent Issue
Theoretical Perspectives on Adolescent Intimacy
The Development of Intimacy in Adolescence
Dating and Romantic Relationships
Intimacy and Psychosocial Development

CHAPTER 11 SEXUALITY
Sexuality as an Adolescent Issue
How Sexually Permissive Is Contemporary Society?
Sexual Activity During Adolescence
The Sexually Active Adolescent
Teenage Pregnancy and Childbearing

CHAPTER 12 ACHIEVEMENT
Achievement as an Adolescent Issue
Achievement Motives and Beliefs
Environmental Influences on Achievement
Educational Achievement
Occupational Achievement

CHAPTER 13 PSYCHOSOCIAL PROBLEMS IN ADOLESCENCE
Some General Principles About Problems in Adolescence
Psychosocial Problems: Their Nature and Covariation
Substance Use and Abuse
Externalizing Problems
Internalizing Problems
Stress and Coping in Adolescence

GLOSSARY
REFERENCES
CREDITS
NAME INDEX
SUBJECT INDEX

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