Social problems and social contexts in adolescence : perspectives across boundaries /

Social problems and social contexts in adolescence : perspectives across boundaries / Klaus Hurrelmann and Stephen F. Hamilton, editors. - xiv, 299 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Adolescent development: a global perspective / The Social world of adolescents: a sociological perspective / Social psychology and the study of youth / Toward a psychosocial analysis of adolescent identity / The Significant people in the social networks of adolescents / Social support during adolescence: methodological and theoretical consideration / Social support in the relationships between older adolescents and adults / The Roles of parents and peers in the sexual and relational socialization of adolescents / Mentors in adolescents' lives / Personality, perceived life chances, and adolescent behavior / The Development of authoritarianism in adolescence: longitudinal change and the impact of age, gender, and educational level / Youth in the shadow of war, war in the light of youth: life stories of Israeli veterans / Youth in dangerous environments: coping with the consequences / Anne Petersen, Rainer K. Silbereisen, and Silvia Sörenson -- Klaus Hurrelmann -- Willem Doise -- Wim Meeus -- Inge Bø -- Ana Mari Cauce -- Benjamin H. Gottlieb and John C. Sylvestre -- Manuela du Bois-Reymond and Janita Ravesloot -- Stephen F. Hamilton and Nancy Darling -- Richard Jessor, John E. Donovan, and Frances Costa -- Wilma Vollebergh -- Edna Lomsky-Feder -- James Garbarino. Part I. Theoretical approaches to adolescent development in context. Part II. Social networks and social support. Part III. Problem behavior and problematic environments.

"This selection of previously published research papers presents the empirical and theoretical work on the similarities and differences in adolescent development in the U.S. and other countries. Contributors are an international group of scholars assembled at the University of Bielefeld. Their studies are designed to provide a unified source for comparative research on adolescence, and to inform readers about adolescent phenomena and research in other parts of the world."--BOOK JACKET.

0202361012 9780202361017

96004551


Adolescence
Adolescent psychology

HQ796 / .S564 1996

305.235

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