Adolescence : a very short introduction / Peter K. Smith

Author: Smith, Peter K.
Published: Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, 2016.
Copyright Date: ©2016
Edition: First edition.
Physical Description: xvi, 136 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm.

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Very short introductions ; 475

Contents

Adolescence as a life stage -- Puberty : body and brain changes -- Formal operational thought, moral development, and identity -- Relationship changes : parents and peers -- Youth culture : leisure pursuits and the cyberworld -- Risk-taking, antisocial behaviour, and delinquency -- Internalizing disorders and adolescent mental health -- Sexual and romantic development, early parenthood, and emerging adulthood.

Summary

Provides an engaging and informative overview of what we know and what we are learning about adolescence. Including both a guide to the classical research that has informed our knowledge, as well as the results of the modern research into the contemporary adolescent experience, Smith examines a number of aspects of adolescence, including the cultural and historical context, the biological changes to the adolescent brain, and the controversies that adolescence brings.

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ISBN

9780199665563 (paperback)
0199665567 (paperback)

Bibliography Note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 123-132) and index.

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