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Author:   Jeffrey Jensen Arnett (Clark University, Massachusetts, USA)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Psychology Press Ltd
Weight:   1.950kg
ISBN:  

9781848728882

ISBN 10:   1848728883
Pages:   432
Publication Date:   05 October 2011
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

J. Jensen Arnett, Introduction. Part 1. Africa and the Middle East. T. Mungah Shalo Tchombe, J. Lo-oh, Cameroon. G. Tadele, W. Kifle, Ethiopia. R. Seginer, S. Shoyer, Israel. D. A. Davis, S. Shaefer Davis, Morocco. P. N. Ibeagha, Nigeria. A. Dafalla Ahmed, Sudan. Part 2. Asia. X. Chen, L. Chang, China. N. Chaudhary, N. Sharma, India. H. Lestari Mikarsa, Indonesia. Part 3. The Americas. A. Facio, S. Resett, Argentina. H. A. Sears, Canada. M. Loreto Martinez, P. Cumsille, Chile. R. Mejia-Arauz, R. Sheets, M. Villasenor, Mexico. J. Pinzas, Peru. A. DeDios, United States. Part 4. Europe. P. Macek, L. Lacinova, E. Polaskova, Czech Republic. L. Lannegrand-Willems, C. Sabatier, C. Brisset, France. E. Dreher, U. Sirsch, S. Strobl, Germany. S. Bonino, E. Cattelino, Italy. W. Meeus, Netherlands. W. Podolskij, Russia. K. Trost, Sweden. J. Coleman, D. Roker, United Kingdom.

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Adolescent Psychology Around the World represents one of the many steps needed to move psychology and the field of human development forward, and, as such, it is essential reading whether one is a practitioner working with adolescents, a university lecturer. -Laura Ferrer-Wreder and Sarah Thomas, PsycCritiques This outstanding, timely volume edited by Jeffrey Arnett is a must read for anyone wanting research information about the lives of adolescents globally. The well-written chapters are structured to optimize cross-national comparisons. Fascinating and useful! - Anne C. Petersen, University of Michigan, USA There is no better proof than this book of Jeffrey Arnett's statement the modern adolescent is not the modal adolescent. It is a much-needed antidote to Western parochialism, written to appeal to a broad audience of scholars, students, and anyone who deals with adolescents. - Alice Schlegel, University of Arizona, USA This recent contribution by Jeff Arnett to the cross-cultural literature on adolescence is a welcome addition. This in-depth work examines the similarities and differences across cultures in the lives of adolescents. - T. S. Saraswathi, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, India (retired) [This] volume represents a very exciting development for students and teachers of adolescent psychology. ... I ... am certain that it [will] be widely successful and used extensively in the classroom. The chapters [are] very well-researched, well-written, and well-organized. ... I would most certainly adopt such a book. - Phillip L. Hammack, University of California, Santa Cruz, USA The information is novel and interesting. ... The topics ... capture the key domains of adolescence ... from the various regions of the world. ... It would fit nicely into ... a ... course on Cultural Differences in Adolescence ... or Development and Culture . - Larry J. Nelson, Brigham Young University, USA The breadth of regions ... will ... give students a good sense of the wide range of adolescent experiences. ... [It] is clearly written, thorough, and covers issues that are relevant to adolescence from a unique and valuable perspective. - Lisa Cramer Whitfield, Santa Clara University, USA I find the scope, intellectual motivation, organizational structure and the range of topics covered exciting, rigorous and innovative. ... The writing style is clear and accessible. - Ramaswami Mahlingham, University of Michigan, USA

[This] volume represents a very exciting development for students and teachers of adolescent psychology. ! I wholeheartedly support [it] and am certain that it [will] be widely successful and used extensively in the classroom. The chapters [are] very well-researched, well-written, and well-organized. ... I would most certainly adopt such a book. -- Phillip L. Hammack, University of California, Santa Cruz, USA It is an exceptional book. ... The information is novel and interesting. ... The topics ! capture the key domains of adolescence a... from the various regions of the world. ... It would fit nicely into ... a ! course on Cultural Differences in Adolescence ! or Development and Culture . a-- Larry J. Nelson, Brigham Young University, USA The breadth of regions ! will ... give students a good sense of the wide range of adolescent experiences. ! [It] is clearly written, thorough, and covers issues that are relevant to adolescence from a unique and valuable perspective. -- Lisa Cramer Whitfield, Santa Clara University, USA I find the scope, intellectual motivation, organizational structure and the range of topics covered exciting, rigorous and innovative. !a The writing style is clear and accessible. -- Ramaswami Mahlingham, University of Michigan, USA

This outstanding, timely volume edited by Jeffrey Arnett is a must read for anyone wanting research information about the lives of adolescents globally. The well-written chapters are structured to optimize cross-national comparisons. Fascinating and useful! -- Anne C. Petersen, University of Michigan, USA There is no better proof than this book of Jeffrey Arnett's statement the modern adolescent is not the modal adolescent. aIt is a much-needed antidote to Western parochialism, written to appeal to a broad audience of scholars, students, and anyone who deals with adolescents. -- Alice Schlegel, University of Arizona, USA This recent contribution by Jeff Arnett to the cross-cultural literature on adolescence is a welcome addition. This in-depth work examines the similarities and differences across cultures in the lives of adolescents. -- T. S. Saraswathi, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, India (retired) a [This] volume represents a very exciting development for students and teachers of adolescent psychology. ! I ! am certain that it [will] be widely successful and used extensively in the classroom. The chapters [are] very well-researched, well-written, and well-organized. ... I would most certainly adopt such a book. -- Phillip L. Hammack, University of California, Santa Cruz, USA The information is novel and interesting. ... The topics ! capture the key domains of adolescence a... from the various regions of the world. ... It would fit nicely into ... a ! course on Cultural Differences in Adolescence ! or Development and Culture . -- Larry J. Nelson, Brigham Young University, USA The breadth of regions ! will ... give students a good sense of the wide range of adolescent experiences. ! [It] is clearly written, thorough, and covers issues that are relevant to adolescence from a unique and valuable perspective. -- Lisa Cramer Whitfield, Santa Clara University, USA I find the scope, intellectual motivation, organizational structure and the range of topics covered exciting, rigorous and innovative. !a The writing style is clear and accessible. -- Ramaswami Mahlingham, University of Michigan, USA

Author Information

Jeffrey Jensen Arnett is a Research Professor in the Department of Psychology at Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA. During 2005 he was a Fulbright Scholar at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark. Dr. Arnett is the editor of the Journal of Adolescent Research and author of the book Emerging Adulthood: The Winding Road from the Late Teens Through the Twenties (2004). He is also author of one of the most widely-used textbooks on adolescent development, Adolescence and Emerging Adulthood: A Cultural Approach, 4th Edition (2009). He has appeared on television and frequently in print media, and was featured in a cover story in the New York Times Sunday magazine in August, 2010.

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