1212 Pages
by
Routledge
1312 Pages
by
Routledge
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In pre-industrial societies, people moved from childhood to adulthood directly, getting married and going to work early in life. Although this still holds true for many cultures, in countries such as the USA or Japan, adolescence has become a specific stage of life, where young people are cultural trendsetters and market drivers. The International Encyclopedia of Adolescence is an exhaustive... Read more
Each country entry contains: Background Information. Period of Adolescence. Beliefs. Gender. The Self. Family Relationships. Friends and Peers/Youth Culture. Love and Sexuality. Health Risk Behavior. Education. Work. Media. Politics and Military
Biography
Jeffrey Jensen Arnett
'Academic libraries catering for cources in sociology, anthropology, cultural studies, comparative psychology, etc. will find this to be an interesting source of thoughtful bachground reading, and I would recommend it to thier attention' -- Martin Guha, Reference Reviews
