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Transitions Through Adolescence: Interpersonal Domains and Context book cover

1st Edition

Transitions Through Adolescence Interpersonal Domains and Context

Edited By Julia A. Graber, Jeanne Brooks-Gunn, Anne C. Petersen Copyright 1996
434 Pages
by Psychology Press

424 Pages
by Psychology Press
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The adolescent period has attracted much attention as an ideal period for investigating interactive models incorporating biological maturation with intra- and interpersonal development. The focus of this volume is on adolescent transitions in three domains: the peer system, the family system, and school and work contexts. Its goal is to highlight specific aspects of innovative research programs... Read more
Contents: Preface. Part I: Intrapersonal Transitions. R.M. Lerner, J.V. Lerner, A. von Eye, C.W. Ostrum, K. Nitz, R. Talwar-Soni, J.G. Tubman, Continuity and Discontinuity Across the Transition of Early Adolescence: A Developmental Contextual Perspective. J.A. Graber, A.C. Peterson, J. Brooks-Gunn, Pubertal Processes: Methods, Measures, & Models. Part II: Transitions in the Peer System and Social Behaviors. T.J. Berndt, Transitions in Friendship and Friends' Influence. J.L. Rodgers, Sexual Transitions in Adolescence. J.G. Bachman, L.D. Johnston, P.M. O'Malley, J. Schulenberg, Transitions in Drug Use During Late Adolescence and Young Adulthood. M.L. Sullivan, Developmental Transitions in Poor Youth: Delinquency and Crime. Part III: Transitions in the Family System. G.N. Holmbeck, A Model of Family Relational Transformations During the Transition to Adolescence: Parent-Adolescent Conflict and Adaptation. B.J. Cohler, J.S. Musick, Adolescent Parenthood and the Transition to Adulthood. C. Merriwether-de Vries, L.M. Burton, L. Eggeletion, Early Parenting and Intergenerational Family Relationships within African American Families. Part IV: School and Work Transitions. J.S. Eccles, S. Lord, C.M. Buchanan, School Transitions in Early Adolescence: What Are We Doing to Our Young People? F.A.J. Ianni, M.T. Orr, Dropping Out. K.S. Newman, Working Poor: Low-Wage Employment in the Lives of Harlem Youth. K.L. Bell, J.P. Allen, S.T. Hauser, T.G. O'Connor, Family Factors and Young Adult Transitions: Educational Attainment and Occupational Prestige. Part V: Summary. J.A. Graber, J. Brooks-Gunn, A.C. Petersen, Adolescent Transitions in Context.

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Julia A. Graber, Jeanne Brooks-Gunn, Anne C. Petersen

"...an excellent selection of scholarly articles exploring and explaining the dynamic and often misunderstood world of adolescence....offers a refreshing and intriguing departure from conventional texts on adolescence....A thorough and well structured work--an excellent resource for adolescent studies."
—CHOICE

"Different modes of investigation (e.g., survey research and ethnographic studies) and varieties of transitions that different adolescents experience add to the richness of the research tapestry presented."
—Adolescence

"...evidence offered is rich and well documented...an invaluable tool for researchers and teachers concerned with adolescence."
—British Journal of Developmental Psychology

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