Encyclopedia of Adolescence, Three-Volume Set

Edited by

B. Bradford Brown, University of Wisconsin-Madison - USA
Mitchell Prinstein, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill - USA

The Encyclopedia of Adolescence is a three-volume reference work on adolescence intended for college and public libraries, researchers, and college students. The work will feature over 140 signed and peer-reviewed entries, including content on normative development, individual differences, cultural differences, social and emotional development, education, work, and psychopathlogy as they apply to adolescents.

The encyclopedia brings together cross-disciplinary contributors, including academic researchers, biologists, psychiatrists, sociologists, anthropologists and public policy experts, and will include authors from around the world. Each article will follow a set format of glossary, introductory paragraph, body of the work, suggested readings for further information, and cross-references to related encyclopedia articles.

Published both in print and via Elsevier's online platform of Science Direct, this Encyclopedia will have the enhanced option of integrating traditional print with online multimedia.

Audience
Post-graduate researchers and practitioners in psychiatry, psychology, medicine and pediatrics, and advanced undergraduates.

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Imprint: Academic Press

ISBN: 978-0-12-373915-5

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"2011 PROSE Award Winner for Multivolume Reference/Humanities & Social Science"
Academic Press/Elsevier Science & Technology
Encyclopedia of Adolescence, Editors-in-Chief: B. Bradford Brown and Mitchell J. Prinstein
"Organizing any reference work is a demanding task, especially when providing a worldwide overview of what is known about adolescence. This innovative encyclopedia, organized around adolescent issues and experiences, uses a three-pronged framework for its 125 broad topical essays The detailed index points to specific terms within the topics. The highly accomplished contributors come from all relevant disciplines and many countries. The comprehensive essays are logically presented and clearly written. They will serve as excellent introductions for a wide range of readers. This set is also available electronically on the ScienceDirect platform (CH, Sep'06, 44-0034). Summing Up: Highly recommended. Lower-level undergraduates and above; general readers."--CHOICE

Academic Achievement
Achievement Motivation
Adolescence, Theories of
Autonomy, Development of
Body Image
Brain Development
Career Development
Cognitive Development
Creativity
Decision Making
Disabilities, Physical
Driving Behavior
Transitions into Adolescence
Transitions to Adulthood
Emotional Development
Executive Function
Gender issues
Genetics
History of Adolescence
Hormones and Behavior
Identity Development
Impulsivity
Literacy & Reading Behavior
Memory
Intellectual Disabilities (Mental Retardation)
Metacognition and Selfregulation
Moral Development
Motivation
Music and Adolescence
Nutrition, Diet, and Eating Behavior
Personality /Temperament
Physical Attractiveness
Puberty
Research Methods
Resilience
Self Concept
Self Esteem
Sexual Orientation
Sleep
Social Cognition
Social Intelligence
Spirituality
Stages of Adolescence
Attachment
Bullying and Victimization
Civic and Political Engagement
Cultural Influences on Adolescent Development
Discrimination, Racial and Ethnic
Divorce
Employment
Ethnic Identity
Family Organization
Family Relations
Foster Care
Friendship
Gangs
Gender Roles
Globalization and Adolescence
High School
Home Environment
Homelessness
Immigrant Issues
Initiation Ceremonies and Rites of Passage
Internet Use and Electronic Technology
Legal System
Leisure
Media, Influence of
Mentor Relationships
Middle School
Neighborhood Influences
Out-of-School Activities
Parent - Child Relationship
Parenting Practices/Style
Peer Influence
Peer Relationships
Popularity and Social Status
Poverty
Religious involvement
Romantic Relationships
Schools and Schooling
School-to-Work Transitions
Sex Education
Sexual Behavior
Sibling relations
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Social Skills
Social Support
Socialization
Sports Participation
Teen Parenting
Vocational Training
Addictions in Adolescence
AIDS
Alcohol Use
Anxiety Disorders
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Autism and Aspergers
Bereavement
Bipolar Disorder
Body Dysmorphic Disorder
Chromic illness
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Coping
Depression and Depressive Disorders
Developmental psychopathology
Disruptive Behaviors
Eating Disorders
Emotional Disregulation
Gambling
Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Depressed Adolescents
Adolescent Specific Learning Disabilities (SLDs)
Loneliness
Maltreatment
Modes of intervention
Modes of prevention
Multisystemic Family Therapy
Nonsuicidal self-injury
Obesity/Weight
Dating Abuse
Personality Disorders
Pharmacotherapy
Pregnancy in Adolescence
Psychopathology, Theories of
Risk-Taking Behavior
Risky sexual behaviors
Runaway Teens
Schizophrenia
Sexually Transmitted Infections
Sleep Patterns and Challenges
Stress
Suicide
Tobacco use
Aggression and Violence

Encyclopedia of Adolescence, Three-Volume Set

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