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Blackwell Handbooks Of Developmental Psychology #4: Blackwell Handbook Of Adolescence
by Adams
Available from Powells Used Books
$176.25
on 12-26-2008
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Features
ISBN Number: 9780631219194
Editor: Berzonsky, Michael D.
Editor: Adams, Gerald R.
Editor: Berzonsky, Michael D.
Editor: Adams, Gerald R.
Written by: Berzonsky MD, MD
Written by: Adams
Written by: Berzonsky
Actor: Adams, Gerald
Actor: Adams, Gerald
Published by: Wiley-Blackwell
Subject: Reference
Subject: Adolescent Psychology
Subject: Developmental, Adolescent
Series: Blackwell Handbooks of Developmental Psychology
Series Volume: 4
Date of Publication: January 2003
Cover Type: Hardcover
Written in: English
Number of Pages: 680
Book Size: 9.94x7.08x2.21 in. 2.98 lbs.
This volume brings together a team of leading psychologists to provide a state-of-the-art overview of adolescent development.
Leading experts provide cutting-edge reviews of theory and research.
Covers issues currently of most importance in terms of basic and/or applied research and policy formulation.
Discusses a wide range of topics from basic processes to problem behavior.
The ideal basis for a course on adolescent development or for applied professions seeking the best of contemporary knowledge about adolescents.
A valuable reference for faculty wishing to keep up-to-date with the latest developments in the field.
Now available in full text online via xreferplus, the award-winning reference library on the web from xrefer. For more information, visit www.xreferplus.com Synopsis: This volume brings together a team of leading psychologists to provide a state-of-the-art overview of adolescent development.The contributions cover a wide range of topics, including those currently of most importance to basic or applied research and policy formulation. The chapters are organised into sections on basic processes, contexts, psychosocial functions, relational experiences, and problem behavior.Each contribution provides a cutting-edge review of theory and research in a particular subfield of adolescence. Each chapter also includes some analysis of gender and sex differences, moderating influences due to socio-economic status, cultural or ethnic issues, and genetic factors. All chapters conclude with a summary and a bibliography of related topics.The Handbook forms the ideal basis for a university course on adolescence and serves as a useful reference for faculty wishing to keep up-to-date with the latest developments in the field. Further, parents of adolescents may find the material informative of the nature of adolescence. Synopsis: This volume brings together a team of leading psychologists to provide a state-of-the-art overview of adolescent development.
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