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008 151123s2016 nyu 000 0 eng
020 _a9780199665563
040 _aDLC
_beng
_cDLC
082 _a155.5
100 1 _aSmith, Peter K.
_91070
245 1 0 _aAdolescence :
_ba very short introduction /
_cPeter K. Smith.
260 _aNew York :
_bOxford University Press,
_c2016.
300 _axvi, 136 p. :
_bill. b&w ;
_c18 cm.
490 1 _aVery short introductions ;
_v475
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 _a1. Adolescence as a life stage -- 2. Puberty–body and brain changes -- 3. Formal operational thought, moral development, and identity -- 4. Relationship changes–parents and peers -- 5. Youth culture–leisure pursuits and the cyberworld -- 6. Risk-taking, antisocial behaviour, and delinquency -- 7. Internalizing disorders and adolescent, and delinquency -- 8. Sexual and romantic development, early parenthood, and emerging adulthood.
520 _aAdolescence is a turbulent period to live through, and a time of importance and concern to parents, teachers, and social workers. Marking the transition from the world of childhood to adult life, the adolescent faces many challenges and opportunities, including forming their own identity, relating to often conflicting demands from parents and peers, and negotiating first romantic relationships. In this Very Short Introduction, Peter K. Smith 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.
650 0 _91071
_aAdolescence
830 0 _95
_aVery short introductions
_v475.
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