Adolescence and Youth: Psychological Development in a Changing World - Tapa dura

This is an updated text on adolescent development. Conger's work offers coverage of developmental processes, including theoretical background, current issues, and the latest research. This new edition looks at the many "headline" trends and events affecting adolescence in today's society. Among the new topics covered are the AIDS crisis, the "crack" epidemic, the new youth gangs, and failures in the school system, as well as the latest research on social cognition, eating disorders, and hormonal influences on behaviour.