1st Edition
Moving into Adolescence The Impact of Pubertal Change and School Context
By Roberta G. Simmons
Copyright 1987
458 Pages
by
Routledge
457 Pages
by
Routledge
457 Pages
by
Routledge
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From the sociological point of view, adolescence traditionally has been described as a period of physical maturity and social immaturity. Adolescents reach physical adulthood before they are capable of functioning well in adult social roles. The disjunction between physical capabilities and socially allowed independence and power and the concurrent status ambiguities are viewed as stressful for... Read more
I: Introduction; 1: Introduction; 2: Methods; II: Gender and Grade-Level Effects; 3: Gender Differences in Late Childhood and Early Adolescence *; 4: Trends Over Time and Changes in Gender Differences During Adolescence *; III: The Impact of Pubertal Timing and Physical Characteristics; 5: The Social-Psychological Effects of Puberty on White Females 1; 6: The Social-Psychological Effects of Puberty on White Males *; IV: The Impact of School Environment; 7: The Effect of Type of School Environment Upon Attitudes Toward School and Upon The Self-Image; 8: The Effects of Type of School Environment Upon Peer Relationships, Independence, Future Plans, and Conformity Behavior; 9: Individual Change and Recovery: Self-Esteem *; 10: Individual Change and Recovery: Extracurricular Participation and GPA *; V: Factors That Mitigate or Aggravate The Early Adolescent Transition; 11: Cumulation of Change *; 12: Adjustment to the Junior High School Transition: The Effect of School Properties and Individual Resources on Self-Esteem *; 13: Adjustment to the Junior High School Transition: Other Interrelationships *; VI: Conclusion; 14: Summary and Conclusion
Biography
Roberta G. Simmons
