Adolescence - Hardcover

Steinberg, Laurence D.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0072414561 ISBN 13: 9780072414561

Publisher: Mcgraw-Hill (Tx), 2001

Synopsis

Adolescence, 6e by Laurence Steinberg has been thoroughly updated to reflect current findings in the field of adolescent development. In this edition, the author continues to utilize the effective combination of a friendly writing style, thorough research and a contextual approach that emphasizes adolescence in contemporary society. The text’s careful organization ensures maximum teaching flexibility that allows the chapters to work together or stand alone. Ethnicity and Minority issues are thoroughly discussed in a way that enables students to see how the adolescent experience is shaped by class and culture. The strong pedagogical framework helps students organize and integrate material. Adolescence, 6e is based on solid research and theory, yet it has a distinctively “real world” feel that emphasizes the reality of being an adolescent in today’s society.

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Web Researcher! - This end of chapter feature helps students connect text concepts with the most current research, using four steps:

1. An end-of-chapter question brings together concepts that students have read about in the chapter, requiring them to apply various pieces of information to find a solution.

2. In order to research the question, students are directed to the Steinberg web site where a series of quiz questions helps them reason, step by step, through the end-of-chapter question.

3. Links to other web addresses provide even further background information on the topics students need to understand in order to answer the initial question.

4. Based on this quiz and research process, the student can then answer the Web Researcher question posed at the end of the chapter.

Food for Thought critical thinking questions are interwoven throughout the chapter to encourage students to apply concepts to their own lives in order gain a deeper understanding of the topic.
Power Web, an innovative new on-line supplement provides access to course-specific current articles; course-specific real-time news; weekly course updates and a variety of interactive exercises and self-assessment tools. All of these tools are selected by an adolescence instructor and are presented in a format for easy homework assignment.
A world-renowned researcher and author illustrates the process of scientific study of adolescence in a clear and accessible writing style
Continues to incorporate a combination of theory, research methods and practical applications to provide the reader with complete coverage of adolescent development.
Presents an ecological model that explains the context in which young people come of age and the effects upon the adolescent experience.
The Scientific Study of Adolescence examines one particular study discussed in the chapter and teaches students about an important aspect of research methods, design or statistics.
THE SEXES boxes in each chapter consider whether a particular pattern of adolescent development is different for boys and for girls. Patterns considered include cognitive abilities, intimacy, rates of depression, etc
Recaps: summary paragraphs inserted at key points in each chapter review and summarize preceding material

About this edition

• Publisher: Mcgraw-Hill (Tx)
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0072414561
• ISBN 13: 9780072414561
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 6