Adolescence
Development During a Global Era
- 1st Edition - January 4, 2010
- Editors: Dena Phillips Swanson, Malik C. Edwards, Margaret Beale Spencer
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 3 7 4 4 2 4 - 1
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 0 8 - 0 9 2 2 2 4 - 9
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Preface
Foreword
1. Sociopolitical Contexts of Development
Unit 1: Developmental Transitions
2. Physiological Activity During Adolescence
3. Cognitive Development for Adolescents in a Global Era: A Social Justice Issue?
4. Adolescent Psychosocial Processes: Identity, Stress and Competence
UNIT 2: Contexts of Development: Socialization Process
5. A Contemporary History of the Church, Hip Hop, and Technology: Their Influence on African American Youth Development
6. Leisure and Technological Influences
7. Adolescents and Schooling: Differences by Race, Ethnicity, and Immigrant Status
8. Foundations of Faith
9. Multicultural Perspectives of Self and Racial/ Ethnic Identity
10. Immigration and Well-being
11. Socializing Relationships
12. Critical Health Issues During Adolescence
UNIT 3: Confronting Normative Challenges: Risk, Resilience, Privilege & Coping
13. Rebirth: From Adolescence to Adulthood
14. Social Contexts and Adolescent School Engagement
15. Spirituality: Religious & Spiritual Development in Adolescents
UNIT 4: Structuring and Facilitating Supportive Systems
16. From Research to Practice: The Treatment of Adolescent Psychopathology
17. Understanding Adolescence: A Policy Perspective
18. Program Considerations for Youth-focused Professionals
Afterword
- No. of pages: 568
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Published: January 4, 2010
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Hardback ISBN: 9780123744241
- eBook ISBN: 9780080922249
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