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Preface | |
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Introduction: The Study of Adolescent Development | |
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A Multidisciplinary Approach to Adolescence | |
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The Boundaries of Adolescence | |
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A Framework for Studying Adolescent Development | |
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Theoretical Perspectives on Adolescence | |
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Stereotypes Versus Scientific Study | |
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The Fundamental Changes of Adolescence | |
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Biological Transitions | |
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Puberty: An Overview | |
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Somatic Development | |
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Timing and Tempo of Puberty | |
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The Psychological and Social Impacts of Puberty | |
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Eating Disorders | |
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Physical Health and Health Care in Adolescence | |
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Cognitive Transitions | |
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Changes in Cognition | |
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Theoretical Perspectives on Adolescent Thinking | |
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The Adolescent Brain | |
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Individual Differences in Intelligence in Adolescence | |
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Adolescent Thinking in Context | |
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Social Transitions | |
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Social Redefinition and Psychosocial Development | |
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The Elongation of Adolescence | |
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Adolescence as a Social Invention | |
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Changes in Status | |
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The Process of Social Redefinition | |
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The Transition into Adulthood in Contemporary Society | |
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The Influence of Neighborhood Conditions on Adolescent Development | |
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The Contexts of Adolescence | |
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Families | |
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Is Conflict Between Teenagers and Parents Inevitable? | |
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Family Relationships at Adolescence | |
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Family Relationships and Adolescent Development | |
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Behavioral Genetics and Adolescent Development | |
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The Adolescent’s Family in a Changing Society | |
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The Importance of the Family in Adolescent Development | |
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Peer Groups | |
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The Origins of Adolescent Peer Groups in Contemporary Society | |
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The Adolescent Peer Group: A Problem or a Necessity? | |
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The Nature of Adolescent Peer Groups | |
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Adolescents and Their Crowds | |
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Adolescents and Their Cliques | |
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Popularity and Rejection in Adolescent Peer Groups | |
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The Peer Group and Psychosocial Development | |
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Schools | |
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The Broader Context of Secondary Education | |
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The Social Organization of Schools | |
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Classroom Climate | |
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Beyond High School | |
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Schools and Adolescent Development | |
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Work, Leisure, and the Mass Media | |
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Adolescents’ Free Time in Contemporary Society | |
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Adolescents and Work | |
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Adolescents and Leisure | |
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Adolescents and the Mass Media | |
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Free Time and Adolescent Development | |
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Psychosocial Development During Adolescence | |
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Identity | |
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Identity as an Adolescent Issue | |
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Changes in Self-Conceptions | |
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Changes in Self-Esteem | |
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The Adolescent Identity Crisis | |
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Research on Identity Development | |
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The Development of Ethnic Identity | |
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Gender-Role Development | |
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Autonomy | |
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Autonomy as an Adolescent Issue | |
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The Development of Emotional Autonomy | |
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The Development of Behavioral Autonomy | |
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The Development of Value Autonomy | |
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Intimacy | |
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Intimacy as an Adolescent Issue | |
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Theoretical Perspectives on Adolescent Intimacy | |
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The Development of Intimacy in Adolescence | |
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Dating and Romantic Relationships | |
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Intimacy and Psychosocial Development | |
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Sexuality | |
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Sexuality as an Adolescent Issue | |
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How Sexually Permissive Is Contemporary Society? | |
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Sexual Activity During Adolescence | |
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The Sexually Active Adolescent | |
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Teenage Pregnancy and Childbearing | |
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Achievement | |
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Achievement as an Adolescent Issue | |
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Achievement Motives and Beliefs | |
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Environmental Influences on Achievement | |
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Educational Achievement | |
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Occupational Achievement | |
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Psychosocial Problems in Adolescence | |
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Some General Principles About Problems in Adolescence | |
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Psychosocial Problems: Their Nature and Covariation | |
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Substance Use and Abuse | |
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Externalizing Problems | |
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Internalizing Problems | |
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Stress and Coping | |
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Glossary | |
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References | |
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Credits | |
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Name Index | |
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Subject Index | |