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Using the most recent research, theories, and controversies in the field, this comprehensive text introduces students to the study of adolescent development with strong emphasis on female and minority adolescents. Interesting case studies and commentaries from adolescents evoke reader interest and understanding. Features: * A major goal of this text is to entice the reader to examine his or her own adolescence and family, as well as the livers of adolescents with whom he or she has very little in common. * Students are encouraged to challenge their own beliefs and assumptions, recognize the shortcomings of the research, and critically evaluate the research, the experts' opinions, the theories, and the statistics. * The author has made a concerted effort to engage the reader through the use of an informal writing style, photographs, cartoons, graphics, self-quizzes, and boxed inserts. Practical applications and real-life examples help prepare students to work with adolescents in their own careers. New to this edition: * This edition contains almost 1600 references, more than 80% of which have been published since 1990. * A concerted effort has been made to include research on minority and female adolescents, recognizing that these groups account for a large segment of the adolescent population. * Since the majority of adolescents in this country are no longer living with both of their biological parents, a new chapter focuses on adolescents who are living in single-parent and blended families. * The father's role in adolescent development is treated separately from mother's roles, including research and discussion on society's definition of fathering, the father-daughter relationship, fathers and teenage aggression, and fathers and custody. * The author emphasized that race, family income, and gender are powerful forces that shape adolescents' lives. This is emphasized through separate chapters on race and gender, as well as sections throughout the book on topics like sexual harassment in the schools, date rape, and cutbacks in welfare and social aid, incorporating the most recent research in these areas. * A multitude of contemporary new topics have been added, including the impact of temperament on adolescence, attention deficit disorders, mothers and teenage sons, adolescents with troubled peer relationships, and many more.

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