Transitions Through Adolescence
Subtitle: Interpersonal Domains and Context
Contributors: Julia A. Graber (Editor); Jeanne Brooks-Gunn (Editor); Anne C. Petersen (Editor)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Lawrence Erlbaum
Published: June 1, 1996
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 408
ISBN-13: 9780805815948
Subjects: Adolescents; Children; Cognition & cognitive psychology; Family Relationships; Developmental - Adolescent; Family / Parenting / Childbirth; Psychology; Life Stages - Adolescence; Developmental - General; Psychology & Psychiatry / Developmental Psychology; Adolescent Psychology
Description: Research on development during adolescence has flourished in the past decade, as scholars from many disciplines focused their attention on phenomena of maturation within different social contexts. This volume includes approaches from a variety of social science disciplines investigating adolescent transitions in three domains: the peer system, the family system, and school and work contexts. Different modes of investigation (e.g., survey research and ethnographic studies) and varieties of transitions that different adolescents experience add to the richness of the research tapestry presented. In addition to their focus on research, the chapters reflect recent advances in how adolescent transitions are conceptualized, strategies for interventions, and policy implications.