Negotiating Adolescence in Times of Social Change
Contributors: Lisa J. Crockett (Editor); Rainer K. Silbereisen (Editor)
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: October 28, 1999
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 319
ISBN-13: 9780521623896
Subjects: Adolescents; Child & developmental psychology; Psychology; Social Situations And Conditions; Developmental - Child; Psychology & Psychiatry / General; Adolescent Psychology; Developmental - Adolescent; General; Adolescence; Social change
First sentence: Like other phases of the life span, adolescence is shaped by the sociocultural context in which it occurs.
Description: "This volume considers the processes through which societal changes exert an impact on the course of adolescent development and on adolescents' social and psychological adjustment. Additionally, several chapters identify individual and contextual factors that can modify the impact of social change and enhance the likelihood of a successful transition to adulthood. Chapter authors include social scientists from Germany, the United Kingdom, and the United States."--Jacket.