Teenagers : a natural history /
Bainbridge, David,
Teenagers : a natural history / David Bainbridge. - 358 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 313-343) and index.
Introduction: A silver lining -- Aches and Gripes and Lumps and Bumps: Why growing up is hard to do -- Where did the teenagers come from? -- What flips our sexy switch? -- Why all the bodily unpleasantness? -- Why do teenage girls and boys look different? -- Why are girls more mature? -- Thinking, Risk and Rock 'n' Roll: Why teenage brains are different -- Why are teenagers brainier than everyone else? -- Are teenagers driven by their hormones? -- Why are teenagers' brains different? -- Why all the sleep, risk and anger? -- Why do teenagers start to think in new ways? -- Out of the Ordinary: The truth about alcohol, nicotine and other diversions -- Where did all the drugs come from? -- Why do drugs affect teenagers differently? -- So is teenage drug use really a bad thing? -- Love and Loss: Why teenage relationships can be the best and worst things in the world -- Why do teenagers get so sad? -- Why do teenagers get so confused? -- Why do teenagers get so worried? -- And what is love? -- Teenage Kicks: The ifs, whens and whys of sex -- Why do teenagers have sex? -- When are teenagers meant to have sex? -- Why do teenagers get sexually transmitted diseases? -- Why is teenage pregnancy different? -- Why are teenagers meant to have sex? -- Conclusion: The Long Game. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
1553654374 9781553654377 1846271215 9781846271212
Adolescence.
Teenagers
Adolescent psychology.
HQ796 / .B35 2009
305.235
Teenagers : a natural history / David Bainbridge. - 358 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 313-343) and index.
Introduction: A silver lining -- Aches and Gripes and Lumps and Bumps: Why growing up is hard to do -- Where did the teenagers come from? -- What flips our sexy switch? -- Why all the bodily unpleasantness? -- Why do teenage girls and boys look different? -- Why are girls more mature? -- Thinking, Risk and Rock 'n' Roll: Why teenage brains are different -- Why are teenagers brainier than everyone else? -- Are teenagers driven by their hormones? -- Why are teenagers' brains different? -- Why all the sleep, risk and anger? -- Why do teenagers start to think in new ways? -- Out of the Ordinary: The truth about alcohol, nicotine and other diversions -- Where did all the drugs come from? -- Why do drugs affect teenagers differently? -- So is teenage drug use really a bad thing? -- Love and Loss: Why teenage relationships can be the best and worst things in the world -- Why do teenagers get so sad? -- Why do teenagers get so confused? -- Why do teenagers get so worried? -- And what is love? -- Teenage Kicks: The ifs, whens and whys of sex -- Why do teenagers have sex? -- When are teenagers meant to have sex? -- Why do teenagers get sexually transmitted diseases? -- Why is teenage pregnancy different? -- Why are teenagers meant to have sex? -- Conclusion: The Long Game. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
1553654374 9781553654377 1846271215 9781846271212
Adolescence.
Teenagers
Adolescent psychology.
HQ796 / .B35 2009
305.235