Adolescents, families, and social development: how teens construct their worlds

Adolescents, families, and social development: how teens construct their worlds

Smetana, Judith G.

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This book provides an in-depth examination of adolescents’ social developmentin the context of the family.. Grounded in social domain theory, the book draws on the author’s research over the past 25 years. Draws from the results of in-depth interviews with more than 700 families. Explores adolescent-parent relationships among ethnic majority and minority youth in the United States, as well as research with adolescents in Hong Kong and China. Discusses extensive research on disclosure and secrecy during adolescence, parenting, autonomy, and moral development. Considers both popular sources such as movies and public surveys, as well as scholarly sources drawn from anthropology, history, sociology, social psychology, and developmental psychology. Explores how different strands of development, including autonomy, rights and justice, and society andsocial convention, become integrated and coordinated in adolescence INDICE: Preface. Table of Contents. Chapter 1: Introduction: Perspectives on Adolescents and Their Families. Chapter 2: Studying Adolescent-Parent Relationships From the Lens of Developmental Psychology. Chapter 3: Conflicts and Their Vicissitudes. Chapter 4: Parents Voices: Conflict and Social Convention. Chapter 5: Adolescents Voices: Autonomy and the Personal Domain. Chapter 6: Autonomy, Conflict, Connectedness, and Culture. Chapter 7: Adolescent Development Within and Between Cultures. Chapter 8: Adolescent-Parent Relationships in African American Families. Chapter 9: Beliefs About Parental Authority. Chapter10: Parenting Styles and Practices Chapter 11: Disclosure and Secrecy in Adolescent-Parent Relationships. Chapter 12: Coordinations and Change in Social Development. Chapter 13: Life Beyond Adolescence: Transitions to Adulthood. References.

  • ISBN: 978-1-4443-3251-3
  • Editorial: Wiley-Blackwell
  • Encuadernacion: Rústica
  • Páginas: 336
  • Fecha Publicación: 19/11/2010
  • Nº Volúmenes: 1
  • Idioma: Inglés