Includes bibliographical references (pages 462-515) and indexes.
Contents
Introduction : adolescent development in context -- A multidisciplinary approach to adolescence -- The boundaries of adolescence -- Early, middle, and late adolescence -- A framework for studying adolescent development -- Theoretical perspectives on adolescence -- Stereotypes versus scientific study -- pt. I. The fundamental changes of adolescence -- 1. Biological transitions --Puberty : an overview -- Somatic development -- The timing and tempo of puberty -- The psychological and social impact of puberty -- Physical health and health care in adolescence -- 2. Cognitive transitions -- Changes in cognition -- Theoretical perspectives on adolescent thinking -- The adolescent brain -- Individual differences in intelligence in adolescence -- Adolescent thinking in context -- 3. Social transitions -- Social redefinition and psychosocial development -- Adolescence as a social invention -- Changes in status -- The process of social redefinition -- Variations in social transitions -- The transition into adulthood in contemporary society.
pt. II. The contexts of adolescence -- 4. Families -- Family relationships at adolescence -- Family relationships and adolescent development -- The adolescent's family in a changing society -- Adolescent development and the changing family -- The importance of the family in adolescent development -- 5. Peer groups -- The origins of adolescent peer groups in contemporary society -- The adolescent peer group : a problem or a necessity? -- The nature of adolescent peer groups -- Adolescents and their crowds -- Adolescents and their cliques -- Popularity and rejection in adolescent peer groups -- The peer group and psychosocial development -- 6. Schools -- Secondary education in America -- School reform : past and present -- The social organization of schools -- Beyond high school -- Schools and adolescent development -- 7. Work and leisure -- Work and leisure in contemporary society -- Adolescents and work -- Adolescents and leisure.
pt. III. Psychosocial development during adolescence -- 8. Identity -- Identity as an adolescent issue -- Changes in self-conceptions -- Changes in self-esteem -- The adolescent identity crisis -- Research on identity development -- The development of ethnic identity -- Gender-role development -- 9. Autonomy -- Autonomy as an adolescent issue -- The development of emotional autonomy -- The development of behavioral autonomy -- The development of value autonomy -- A concluding note -- 10. Intimacy -- Intimacy as an adolescent issue -- Theoretical perspectives on adolescent intimacy -- The development of intimacy in adolescence -- Dating and romance -- Intimacy and adolescent psychosocial development -- 11. Sexuality -- Sexuality as an adolescent issue -- How sexually permissive is contemporary society? -- Sexual attitudes among adolescents -- Trends in sexual activity during adolescence -- The sexually active adolescent -- Teenage pregnancy and childbearing -- 12. Achievement -- Achievement as an adolescent issue -- Achievement motives and beliefs -- Environmental influences on achievement -- Educational achievement -- Occupational achievement -- 13. Psychosocial problems in adolescence -- Some general principles about problems in adolescence -- Psychosocial problem : their nature and co-variation -- Substance use and abuse in adolescence -- Antisocial behavior, violence, and other externalizing problems -- Depression, suicide, and other internalizing problems in adolescence -- Stress and coping in adolescence -- Glossary.