Illegal Leisure Revisited
Changing Patterns of Alcohol and Drug Use in Adolescents and Young Adults
By Judith Aldridge, Fiona Measham and Lisa Williams.
This book updates the progress into adulthood of the cohort of fourteen-year-olds who were recruited and tracked until they were eighteen years old. Illegal Leisure (1998) described their adolescent journeys and lifestyles, focusing on their early regular drinking and extensive ‘recreational’ drug
Published February 2011 by Routledge
The Nature of Adolescence, 4th Edition
By John C. Coleman
The fourth edition of this successful textbook provides an up-to-date introduction to all of the key features of adolescent development. While drawing on the North American literature on adolescence, it highlights European perspectives and also provides unique coverage of the topic by
Published November 2010 by Routledge
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Wired Youth
The Social World of Adolescence in the Information Age
By Gustavo Mesch, and Ilan Talmud.
The debate on the social impact of information and communication technologies is particularly important for the study of adolescent life, because through their close association with friends and peers, adolescents develop life expectations, school aspirations, world views, and behaviors. This
Published March 2010 by Routledge
Moving Out, Moving On
Young People's Pathways In and Through Homelessness
By Shelley Mallett, Doreen Rosenthal, Deb Keys and Roger Averill.
Based on rich interview data drawn from a large scale longitudinal study of homeless young people, this book examines the personal, familial and structural factors that impact on homeless young people’s long-term outcomes. While telling the personal stories of young people’s experiences, the book
Published November 2009 by Routledge
Adolescent Coping
Advances in Theory, Research and Practice
By Erica Frydenberg
Young people need to cope in a variety of settings, including school, home, peer groups and the workplace, and with a range of life problems such as examinations and parental divorce. This thoroughly revised and updated new edition of Adolescent Coping presents the latest research and applications
Published May 2008 by Routledge
Social Networks in Youth and Adolescence
By John Cotterell
This thoroughly revised new edition looks at the nature of social networks, their changing configurations, and the forces of influence they unleash in shaping the life experiences of young people between the ages of 12 and 25 years. The author draws on both social and psychological research to
Published May 2007 by Routledge
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Sexuality in Adolescence
Current Trends
By Susan Moore, and Doreen Rosenthal.
Sexuality in Adolescence: Current Trends considers the latest theory and research on adolescent development, focusing on sexuality as a vital aspect of normal, healthy maturation. Biological changes are discussed within a social context, and the latest research is presented on key issues of our
Published October 2006 by Routledge
Identity in Adolescence
The Balance Between Self and Other
By Jane Kroger
Fully updated to include the most recent research and theoretical developments in the field, the third edition of Identity in Adolescence examines the two way interaction of individual and social context in the process of identity formation. Setting the developmental tradition in context, Jane
Published October 2004 by Routledge
Illegal Leisure
By Judith Aldridge, Fiona Measham and Howard Parker.
Illegal Leisure offers a unique insight into the role drug use now plays in British youth culture. The authors present the results of a five year longitudinal study into young people and drug taking. They argue that drugs are no longer used as a form of rebellious behaviour, but have been subsumed
Published September 1998 by Routledge
Personality Development In Adolescence
A Cross National and Lifespan Perspective
By Eva Skoe, and Anna von der Lippe.
The formation of identity in adolescence is the most central concept in psychological and sociological studies of young people. Most theories to date assume that adolescents share the same conditions under which their identities are formed. Personality Development in Adolescence is a collection of
Published April 1998 by Routledge
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Smoking in Adolescence
Images and Identities
By Barbara Lloyd, and Kevin Lucas.
What factors influence adolescents to take up smoking? Why do more girls smoke than boys? In contrast to medical orthodoxy, Smoking in Adolescence looks at smoking from the adolescents' own points of view. What emerges is that regular smokers are seen as fun-loving and nonconformist; cigarettes are
Published March 1998 by Routledge
Young People's Involvement in Sport
By John Kremer, Shaun Ogle and Karen Trew.
Based on survey data derived from face-to-face interviews with 2,400 schoolchildren, 600 four-day diaries and focus groups with both elite performers, coaches and parents, the book offers a comprehensive overview of young people's involvement in sport and physical activity in the 1990s.
Published July 1997 by Routledge
Youth, AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Diseases
By Anne Mitchell, Susan Moore and Doreen Rosenthal.
What has been the impact of AIDS and sexually transmitted diseases on the lives of young people? Youth, AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Diseases provides a comprehensive overview of research and policy in this increasingly important area. The book describes the world-wide incidence and prevalence of
Published October 1996 by Routledge
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Adolescent Health
The Role of Individual Differences
By Patrick Heaven
Adolescence is one of the most turbulent yet exciting phases in life. Increased autonomy brings with it new health risks ranging from drugs and sexually transmitted disease, to eating disorders and suicidal depression. Even though todays teenagers are more concerned with and educated about their
Published May 1996 by Psychology Press