Adolescents, Families, and Social Development How Teens Construct Their Worlds

Name: Adolescents, Families, and Social Development How Teens Construct Their Worlds
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ISBN: 9781444332513

ISBN-10: 1444332511

ISBN-13: 9781444332513

Edition: 2011

Authors: Judith G. Smetana

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Adolescence is an important developmental period that poses significant challenges for both teens and parents. Although adolescents may become significant sources of irritation and frustration to parents, it is clear now that notions of adolescence as a time of storm and stress are overstated. In this book, Smetana proposes that adolescents' conflicts and disagreements with parents and their attempts to keep secrets and manage personal information are all reflections of adolescents' developing autonomy.Using examples from extensive interviews with adolescents and parents, Smetana illustrates how adolescents and parents in different contexts actively negotiate autonomy and coordinate…

Book details

List price: $39.95
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Limited
Publication date: 11/26/2010
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 336
Size: 6.80" wide x 9.72" long x 0.78" tall
Weight: 1.298
Language: English



Preface



Introduction: Perspectives on Adolescents and Their Families



Studying Adolescent-Parent Relationships from the Lens of Developmental Psychology



Conflicts and Their Vicissitudes



Parents' Voices: Conflicts and Social Conventions



Adolescents' Voices: Autonomy and the Personal Domain



Autonomy, Conflict, Connectedness, and Culture



Adolescent Relationships and Development within and between Cultures



Adolescent-Parent Relationships in African American Families



Beliefs about Parental Authority



Parenting Styles and Practices



Disclosure and Secrecy in Adolescent-Parent Relationships



Coordinations and Change in Social Development



Life beyond Adolescence: Transitions to Adulthood


References


Author Index


Subject Index