Adolescence

Author(s)

• Steinberg, Laurence D.

Bibliographic Information

Adolescence

Laurence Steinberg

McGraw-Hill, c1999

5th ed

Note

Includes index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

This text focuses on understanding adolescents' development within the contexts of their environment and social relationships. It includes over 800 new studies and more than 100 new references on development within ethnic minority populations.

Table of Contents

• Introduction: adolescent development in context. Part 1 The fundamental changes of adolescence - biological transitions
• cognitive transitions
• social transitions. Part 2 The contexts of adolescence -families
• peer groups
• schools
• work and leisure. Part 3 Psychosocial development during adolescence -identity
• autonomy
• intimacy
• sexuality
• achievement
• psychosocial problems in adolescence.

by "Nielsen BookData"

Details

• NCID: BA45052893
• ISBN:
  • 0070013233
• LCCN: 97052369
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Boston
• Pages/Volumes: xvii, 519 p.
• Size: 27 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : BF724
  • DC21 : 305.235
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Adolescent psychology