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The Nature of Adolescence. 3e

• By John C. Coleman, Leo B. Hendry

• Price: $28.95
• Binding: Paperback
• Pages: 232
• Published by: Routledge
• Publication Date: 2nd September 1999
• ISBN: 978-0-415-19898-1

About the Book

Completely revised and thoroughly updated, this third edition of The Nature of Adolescence provides:

• An eclectic, balanced overview of research on normal adolescent development
• Discussion of the impact of social issues on adolescents
• New chapters on anti-social behaviour, health, coping and adjustment, politics and participation
• An emphasis on issues of gender and race
• Implications for practice in a separate section after each chapter
• Annotated further reading.

Table of Contents

Introduction. Physical Development. Thinking and Reasoning. The Self and Identity. Families. Adolescent Sexuality. Adolescent Health. Friendship and Peer Groups. Work, Unemployment and Leisure. Young People and Anti-social Behaviour. Politics, Altruism and Social Action. Stress, Coping and Adjustment. References. Author Index. Subject Index.

About the Author(s)

John C. Coleman is Director of The Trust for the Study of Adolescence and editor of the Journal of Adolescence. Leo B. Hendry is Professor of Education at the University of Aberdeen and Professor of Health Psychology at the Norwegian University of Science and Tehcnnology, Trondheim.