Blackwell handbook of adolescence / edited by Gerald R. Adams and Michael D. Berzonsky.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

pt. I. Biological and genetic processes. Behavior genetics and adolescent development : a review of recent literature / Joseph Lee Rodgers and David E. Bard ; Pubertal processes and physiological growth in adolescence / Andrea Bastiani Archibald, Julia A. Graber, and Jeanne Brooks-Gunn -- pt. II. The social context of adolescence. Religious development in adolescence / Geoffrey L. Ream and Ritch C. Savin-Williams ; The family ecology of adolescence : a dynamic systems perspective on normative development / Isabela Granic, Thomas J. Dishion, and Tom Hollenstein ; Enhancing adolescent development through sports and leisure / Steven J. Danish, Tanya E. Taylor, and Robert J. Fazio ; The world of work and careers / Fred W. Vondracek and Erik J. Porfeli ; Schools as developmental contexts / Jacquelynne S. Eccles and Robert W. Roeser ; College as a transition to adulthood / Marilyn J. Montgomery and James E. Côté -- pt. III. Developmental patterns and processes. Autonomy development during adolescence / Melanie J. Zimmer-Gembeck and W. Andrew Collins ; Identity development during adolescence / Jane Kroger ; Cognitive development during adolescence / James P. Byrnes ; Moral development during adolescence / Judith G. Smetana and Elliot Turiel ; Emotional development in adolescence / Gianine D. Rosenblum and Michael Lewis ; Self-concept and self-esteem development / Jerome B. Dusek and Julie Guay McIntyre -- pt. IV. Personal relationships. Dating and romantic experiences in adolescence / Heather A. Bouchey and Wyndol Furman ; Friendships, cliques, and crowds / B. Bradford Brown and Christa Klute ; Relationships outside the family : unrelated adults / Nancy Darling, Stephen F. Hamilton, and Katherine Hames Shaver ; Adolescent sexuality : behavior and meaning / Lisa J. Crockett, Marcela Raffaelli, and Kristin L. Moilanen ; The intimate relationships of sexual-minority youths / Lisa M. Diamond and Ritch C. Savin-Williams -- pt. V. Problem behaviors. Adolescent pregnancy and childbearing / Brent C. Miller [and others] ; Alcohol and other substance use and abuse / Michael Windle and Rebecca C. Windle ; Understanding conduct problems in adolescence from a lifespan perspective / Deborah M. Capaldi and Joann Wu Shortt ; Leaving home : the runaway and the forgotten throwaway / Thomas P. Gullotta ; Crime, delinquency, and youth gangs / Daniel J. Flannery [and others] ; Eating disorders in adolescence / Janet Polivy [and others] ; Depression and suicide during adolescence / Alesha D. Seroczynski, Farrah M. Jacquez, and David A. Cole -- Sexually transmitted diseases among adolescents : risk factors, antecedents, and prevention strategies / Ralph J. DiClemente and Richard A. Crosby.

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