Adolescence: A Developmental Transition, 2nd Edition [Hardcover]

Douglas C. Kimmel (Author), Irving B. Weiner (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 10, 1994 | ISBN-10: 0471582646 | ISBN-13: 978-0471582649 | Edition: 2

Uses the latest research findings and influential theoretical viewpoints to convey what is known about adolescent development, how the behavior of young people can best be understood and what the adolescence experience is like for teenagers and those around them. Features extensive individual examples and first-person accounts of young adults. Special attention is paid to social and cultural aspects, such as bicultural environments, growing up in divorced or reconstituted families, physical or sexual abuse, homosexuality, etc. This edition contains expanded discussions of cognitive development and adolescence theories and a new chapter on social cognition.

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Instructor's Manual and Computerized Test Bank available. -- The publisher, John Wiley & Sons

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Uses the latest research findings and influential theoretical viewpoints to convey what is known about adolescent development, how the behavior of young people can best be understood and what the adolescence experience is like for teenagers and those around them. Features extensive individual examples and first-person accounts of young adults. Special attention is paid to social and cultural aspects, such as bicultural environments, growing up in divorced or reconstituted families, physical or sexual abuse, homosexuality, etc. This edition contains expanded discussions of cognitive development and adolescence theories and a new chapter on social cognition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 620 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; 2 edition (October 10, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0471582646
• ISBN-13: 978-0471582649
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.5 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.5 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,144,731 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)