Adolescent Psychology

Abstract: This introductory textbook attempts to present the most recent data and the current controversies in the field of adolescent psychology. The author also attempts to engage students in an examination of their own adolescence and its impact on their present lives. Topics include: physical development, cognitive development; identity and personality; sex roles and development; adolescents from minority cultures; moral, religious, and political development; drugs and adolescents; and, families, schools, peers and the adolescent.