
- 512 pages
- English
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About this book
Adolescence: The Transitional Years presents the intricate physical, emotional, and behavioral changes that occur during the years between childhood and adulthood. This book provides psychological studies of adolescence and the methods used to gain information about adolescent development. Organized into 12 chapters, this book begins with an overview of the contributions of psychology to understanding the transition from childhood to adulthood. This text then reviews the changes at puberty, including the sequence of development for girls and boys and the underlying physiological mechanisms responsible. Other chapters consider the cultural variations in the mode of transition from childhood to adulthood. This book provides as well a brief overview of the psychological dimensions of self-identity. The final chapter deals with the educational experience for adolescents and examines the factors associated with different levels of educational attainment. This book is a valuable resource for developmental psychologists, sociologists, geneticists, anthropologists, theorists, and research workers.
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Table of contents
- Front Cover
- Adolescence: The Transitional Years
- Copyright Page
- Table of Contents
- PREFACE
- OUTLINE
- CHAPTER 1. ISSUES IN THE STUDY OF ADOLESCENCE
- CHAPTER 2. PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT AND STATUS CHANGE
- CHAPTER 3. IDENTITY DEVELOPMENT
- CHAPTER 4. SEX-ROLE CONSOLIDATIONML IN ADOLESCENCE
- CHAPTER 5. COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT
- CHAPTER 6. MORAL DEVELOPMENT
- CHAPTER 7. SOCIAL INTERACTION IN ADOLESCENCE
- CHAPTER 8. ADOLESCENT SEXUALITY
- CHAPTER 9. YOUTH CULTURE AND POLITICAL SOCIALIZATION
- CHAPTER 10. JUVENILE DELINQUENCY
- CHAPTER 11. PROBLEMS AND PATHOLOGIES IN ADOLESCENCE
- CHAPTER 12. EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE
- A FINAL WORD: MOVEMENT INTO ADULTHOOD
- REFERENCES
- NAME INDEX
- SUBJECT INDEX