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The study of and interest in adolescence in the field of psychology and related fields continues to grow, necessitating an expanded revision of this seminal work. This multidisciplinary handbook, edited by the premier scholars in the field, Richard Lerner and Laurence Steinberg, and with contributions from the leading researchers, reflects the latest empirical work and growth in the field.

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Author:   RM Lerner ,  Laurence Steinberg
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Imprint:   John Wiley & Sons Ltd
Edition:   3rd Edition
Dimensions:   Width: 18.40cm , Height: 5.20cm , Length: 25.60cm
Weight:   1.390kg
ISBN:  

9780470149225

ISBN 10:   0470149221
Pages:   720
Publication Date:   23 April 2009
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Preface xi VOLUME 2: CONTEXTUAL INFLUENCES ON ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT Part I: INTERPERSONAL INFLUENCES 1 1 PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIPS DURING ADOLESCENCE 3 Brett Laursen and W. Andrew Collins 2 ADOLESCENTS' RELATIONSHIPS WITH SIBLINGS 43 Patricia L. East 3 PEER RELATIONSHIPS IN ADOLESCENCE 74 B. Bradford Brown and James Larson 4 ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIPS IN ADOLESCENCE 104 Jennifer A. Connolly and Caroline McIsaac 5 MENTORING IN ADOLESCENCE 152 Jean E. Rhodes and Sarah R. Lowe Part II: INSTITUTIONAL INFLUENCES 191 6 SCHOOLING ADOLESCENTS 193 Richard F. Elmore 7 ADOLESCENT OUT-OF-SCHOOL ACTIVITIES 228 Joseph L. Mahoney, Deborah Lowe Vandell, Sandra Simpkins, and Nicole Zarrett 8 ADOLESCENTS AND THE WORLD OF WORK 270 Jeremy Staff, Emily E. Messersmith, and John E. Schulenberg 9 ADOLESCENCE, ADOLESCENTS, AND MEDIA 314 Donald F. Roberts, Lisa Henriksen, and Ulla G. Foehr 10 THE LEGAL REGULATION OF ADOLESCENCE 345 Jennifer L. Woolard and Elizabeth Scott 11 THE DEVELOPMENT OF CITIZENSHIP 372 Lonnie R. Sherrod and James Lauckhardt Part III: THE BROADER CONTEXT OF ADOLESCENCE 409 12 NEIGHBORHOOD INFLUENCES ON ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT 411 Tama Leventhal, Véronique Dupéré, and Jeanne Brooks-Gunn 13 POVERTY AND SOCIOECONOMIC DISADVANTAGE IN ADOLESCENCE 444 Vonnie C. McLoyd, Rachel Kaplan, Kelly M. Purtell, Erika Bagley, Cecily R. Hardaway, and Ciara Smalls 14 THE TRANSITION TO ADULTHOOD: CHALLENGES OF POVERTY AND STRUCTURAL LAG 492 Stephen F. Hamilton and Mary Agnes Hamilton 15 ETHNICITY AND IMMIGRATION 527 Andrew J. Fuligni, Diane L. Hughes, and Niobe Way 16 CROSS-CULTURAL ISSUES IN THE STUDY OF ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT 570 Alice Schlegel 17 GLOBALIZATION, SOCIETAL CHANGE, AND ADOLESCENCE ACROSS THE WORLD 590 Reed W. Larson, Suzanne Wilson, and Aimee Rickman 18 A SHARED COMMITMENT TO YOUTH: THE INTEGRATION OF THEORY, RESEARCH, PRACTICE, AND POLICY 623 Aida B. Balsano, Christina Theokas, and Deborah L. Bobek AUTHOR INDEX 651 SUBJECT INDEX 685

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Richard M. Lerner, Ph.D. is Bergstrom Chair in Applied Developmental Science at the Eliot-Pearson Department of Child Development at Tufts University. He is the author or editor of many publications, including the Handbook of Child Psychology, Sixth Edition and the Handbook of Psychology, Volume 6, Developmental Psychology. Dr. Lerner is also a past editor of the Journal of Research on Adolescence. Laurence Steinberg, Ph.D., is the Distinguished University Professor and Laura H. Carnell Professor of Psychology at Temple University.?He is Past-President of the Division of Developmental Psychology of the American Psychological Association and a former President of the Society for Research on Adolescence.?Dr. Steinberg is the author or co-author of many publications, including Adolescence (8th edition).

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