Learning Goal 1 Discuss the nature of family processes in adolescence.
Reciprocal Socialization and the Family as a System
Maturation
Adolescents' and Emerging Adults' Relationships with Their Parents
Learning Goal 2 Describe adolescents' and emerging adults' relationships with their parents.
Parents as Managers
Parenting Styles
Coparenting
Parent-Adolescent Conflict
Autonomy and Attachment
Emerging Adults' Relationships with Their Parents
Intergenerational Relationships
Sibling Relationships
Learning Goal 3 Characterize sibling relationships in adolescence.
Sibling Roles
Birth Order
The Changing Family in a Changing Society
Learning Goal 4 Describe the changing family in a changing society.
Divorced Families
Stepfamilies
Working Parents
Adoption
Gay and Lesbian Parents
Culture and Ethnicity
Social Policy, Adolescents, and Families
Learning Goal 5 Explain what is needed for improved social policy involving adolescents and their families.
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