Publisher's Synopsis
Paul Kaplan presents multiple perspectives on the issues surrounding adolescence in order to give students a more complete picture of topics and debates. Based around five key themes, adolescence is a time of choices; it is shaped by context and influenced by group membership; the adolescent experience has changed over the last 50 years; and current views of adolescence are becoming more balance, admin-text discussion not only covers the problems and challenges adolescents face, but also the positive adjustments and coping mechanisms they use.
