This advanced text for psychology, human development, and education provides students with state-of-the-art overviews of the discipline in an accessible, affordable format. Unique both in the depth of its coverage and in the timeliness of the research that it presents, this comprehensive text conveys the field of child and adolescent development ...
This authoritative four-volume reference spans the entire field of child development and has set the standard against which all other scholarly references are compared. Updated and revised to reflect the new developments in the field, the Sixth Edition is sure to be as successful as the previous editions.
The study of adolescence in the field of psychology has grown tremendously over the last two decades, necessitating a comprehensive and up to date revision of this seminal work. This multidisciplinary handbook, edited by the premier scholars in the field, Richard Lerner and Laurence Steinberg, and with contributions from the leading researchers, ...
The nature-nurture debate continues to stir controversy in the social and behavioral sciences. How much of human behavior and development can be attributed to biology and how much to the environment? Can either be said to "determine" human development? And what are the implications of each view for society? In this important study, a noted ...
For many parents the thought of the teen years holds more dread than all the sleepless nights of infancy and scraped knees of childhood combined. After all, teens are obstinate, inconsiderate, and defiant; they sulk and stress; they are prone to bad decisions and unreasonable behavior. Given the option, most parents would happily skip the storms ...
The chronicle of Jamaican entrepreneur Gordon "Butch" Stewart and his all-inclusive Caribbean resort chain, Sandals Resorts, is an engaging travel business success story. Stewart began his career selling air conditioners door-to-door, and, in 1968, founded Appliance Traders Limited, a booming appliance business still in operation today in ...
Many adolescents in the United States are at risk from substance abuse, unsafe sexual practices, academic underachievement, crime and violence. What can be done to tackle these growing problems? The author of this thought-provoking book suggests the need to focus on young people's development in relation to specific features of the individual's ...
To what extent are human beings capable of changing their physical characteristics and behavioural patterns over the course of their lives? This question has engaged scientists for decades: the fundamental issue is plasticity. In this wide-ranging book, Richard Lerner explores the relevant theory and empirical evidence in a variety of disciplines: ...
Since the second edition, developmental systems theories have taken center stage in contemporary developmental science and have provided compelling alternatives to reductionistic theoretical accounts having either a nature or nurture emphasis. Moreover, developmental systems models serve as productive bases for innovation in developmental ...
These volumes serve up the fruits of the latest research on a key, but often enigmatic, period of human development. Written in plain, no-nonsense language, the entries provide an overview of teenage development and its unique pleasures and problems, from medical and physical to social and psychological. Coverage - tailored to reflect the cultural ...
This book offers an introduction to teen life in Europe by examining 12 countries of the region. There are many similarities between the experiences of teenagers across Europe, but there is also a great deal of diversity in teen life in different European countries, reflecting differences of economics, geography, and politics. This book explores ...
Introduced by the Search Institute in 1990, the framework of 'developmental assets' is a set of social and psychological strengths that function to enhance health outcomes for children and adolescents. Since that time, research and application associated with the concept of developmental assets has been integrated with the fields of community ...
A consistently identified criticism about contemporary higher education is that academia is not playing a visible role in contributing to the improvement of the lives of people in the community - as the lives are lived on a day-to-day basis. However, there has been a long tradition of such 'Outreach Scholarship' in America, and this focus is ...
"The Handbook of Applied Developmental Science" is the only work to comprehensively present the latest theory, research, and application from applied developmental science (ADS) and the positive psychology movement. It summarizes and synthesizes the best scientific knowledge from ADS to help readers understand the efforts being made around the ...
The first integrative theory of human development in decades is presented in this volume by two leading developmentalists. Through a synthesis of developmental contextualism and the Living Systems Framework, the authors examine how people interact with the environment and how, in turn, these interactions impact upon individuals' biology, ...
This paperback course textbook has been adapted from the landmark four-volume Handbook of Applied Developmental Science (SAGE 2003), a work that offers a detailed roadmap for action and research in ensuring positive child, youth, and family development. In 20 chapters, this new single-volume work brings together the latest in theory and ...
This book is an insightful and sweeping introduction to the Asian teen experience--from a typical day to participation in religious ceremonies--in 15 countries.
Bringing together a never-before-assembled network of biologists, psychologists, and sociologists, Positive Youth Development and Spirituality scientifically examines how spirituality and its cultivation may affect the positive development of adolescents. Chapters provide groundbreaking new discussions of conceptual, theoretical, definitional, and ...
This volume examines more than 800 scientific articles and reports on adolescent development that tie to each of the 40 developmental assets identified by Search Institute. An invaluable reference for people who seek to build assets for youth through their programs and communities, it not only shows the strong scientific foundation that undergirds ...
"Family Diversity and Family Policy" describes the dimensions of diversity which characterize the contemporary American family and discusses the implications for public policy and associated intervention programs linked to this diversity. The authors contend that if the programs and policies available to support families are to be most useful, ...
" There is no better way to experience the link between love of the outdoors and love for animals than to take your dog on a camping trip. But, far from the care of your local animal clinic, you need to be armed with more than love for your pet in case of problems. Hiking With Your Dog gives you the advice you need to prepare for safe and fun ...
This book includes established theories and cutting edge developments. It presents the work of an international group of experts. It presents the nature, origin, implications, and future course of major unresolved issues in the area.
With "Social Change, Public Policy, and Community Collaborations", the editors present new and innovative scholarship aimed at changing the character of graduate and undergraduate education in human development-related disciplines. Not merely an academic exercise, the book provides a new vision for reforming the nature of higher education by ...
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