The Adolescent Studies Arena provides professionals, researchers, instructors and students with information on the range of Adolescent Studies books produced by Routledge, Psychology Press, and also by Guilford Press.
Subjects covered by this Arena include: Adolescent Development, and other issues surrounding Adolescence.
For our full range of Developmental Psychology books & journals please see our Developmental Psychology Arena.
For our Child & Adolescent Mental Health books & journals please see our Child & Adolescent Mental Health Arena.
Adolescent Studies News:
Society for Research on Adolescence: Biennial Meeting
The 13th SRA Biennial Meeting, March 11th-13th 2010, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Visit the Psychology Press/Routledge booth (100) at this year's Society for Research on Adolescence conference to take advantage of our 20% conference discount and free shipping on all of our books.
Wired Youth: The Social World of Adolescence in the Information Age
The debate on the social impact of information and communication technologies is particularly important for the study of adolescent life, because through their close association with friends and peers, adolescents develop life expectations, school aspirations, world views, and behaviors.
This book presents an up-to-date review of the literature on youth sociability, relationship formation, and online communication, examining the way young people use the internet to construct or maintain their inter-personal relationships.
Navigating Teenage Depression: A Guide for Parents and Professionals
First symptoms of depression often occur during the teenage years, and it can be a disturbing and confusing time for families as well as the teenagers themselves.
How can you tell whether it is just typical teenage ups and downs that will pass, or something more serious? How can we reliably identify and support teenagers with depression?
Drawing on insightful personal accounts from teenagers and young adults about their experiences, and based on extensive clinical research, this is essential reading for every parent, carer or professional looking after a young person with depression.
