Adolescence
Subtitle: Development During a Global Era
Publisher: Elsevier Science & Technology Books; Elsevier Academic Press
Published: 2010
Language: eng
Number of pages: 568
ISBN-13: 9780123744241
Subjects: Adolescence; Influence (psychology); Education, united states
Description: "Adolescence: Development during a Global Era serves as a comprehensive and timely introduction to the field of adolescent development, providing students with a strong foundation in the biological, cognitive, and psychosocial transitions of adolescence. The volume focuses on contextual factors such as culture, racial identity, socioeconomic position, and sociopolitical and historical events, highlighting their impact on the physiological and psychological processes and treating them as key elements in understanding development. Authors cover the major theoretical positions about adolescence as well as relevant research and application."--Jacket.