Blackwell Handbook of Adolescence

This volume brings together a team of leading psychologists to provide a state-of-the-art overview of adolescent development.
The contributions cover a wide range of topics, including those currently of most importance to basic or applied research and policy formulation. The chapters are organised into sections on basic processes, contexts, psychosocial functions, relational experiences, and problem behavior.
Each contribution provides a cutting-edge review of theory and research in a particular subfield of adolescence. Each chapter also includes some analysis of gender and sex differences, moderating influences due to socio-economic status, cultural or ethnic issues, and genetic factors. All chapters conclude with a summary and a bibliography of related topics.
The Handbook forms the ideal basis for a university course on adolescence and serves as a useful reference for faculty wishing to keep up-to-date with the latest developments in the field. Further, parents of adolescents may find the material informative of the nature of adolescence.

List of Contributors viii
Introduction by the Editors xxi
Part I: Biological and Genetic Processes 1
1 Behavior Genetics and Adolescent Development: A Review of Recent Literature 3
Joseph Lee Rodgers and David E. Bard
2 Pubertal Processes and Physiological Growth in Adolescence 24
Andrea Bastiani Archibald, Julia A. Graber, and Jeanne Brooks-Gunn
Part II: The Social Context of Adolescence 49
3 Religious Development in Adolescence 51
Geoffrey L. Ream and Ritch C. Savin-Williams
4 The Family Ecology of Adolescence: A Dynamic Systems Perspective on Normative Development 60
Isabela Granic, Thomas J. Dishion, and Tom Hollenstein
5 Enhancing Adolescent Development through Sports and Leisure 92
Steven J. Danish, Tanya E. Taylor, and Robert J. Fazio
6 The World of Work and Careers 109
Fred W. Vondracek and Erik J. Porfeli
7 Schools as Developmental Contexts 129
Jacquelynne S. Eccles and Robert W. Roeser
8 College as a Transition to Adulthood 149
Marilyn J. Montgomery and James E. Cô té
Part III: Developmental Patterns and Processes 173
9 Autonomy Development during Adolescence 175
Melanie J. Zimmer-Gembeck and W. Andrew Collins
10 Identity Development during Adolescence 205
Jane Kroger
11 Cognitive Development during Adolescence 227
James P. Byrnes
12 Moral Development during Adolescence 247
Judith G. Smetana and Elliot Turiel
13 Emotional Development in Adolescence 269
Gianine D. Rosenblum and Michael Lewis
14 Self-Concept and Self-Esteem Development 290
Jerome B. Dusek and Julie Guay McIntyre
Part IV: Personal Relationships 311
15 Dating and Romantic Experiences in Adolescence 313
Heather A. Bouchey and Wyndol Furman
16 Friendships, Cliques, and Crowds 330
B. Bradford Brown and Christa Klute
17 Relationships Outside the Family: Unrelated Adults 349
Nancy Darling, Stephen F. Hamilton, and Katherine Hames Shaver
18 Adolescent Sexuality: Behavior and Meaning 371
Lisa J. Crockett, Marcela Raffaelli, and Kristin L. Moilanen
19 The Intimate Relationships of Sexual-Minority Youths 393
Lisa M. Diamond and Ritch C. Savin-Williams
Part V: Problem Behaviors 413
20 Adolescent Pregnancy and Childbearing 415
Brent C. Miller, Bruce K. Bayley, Mathew Christensen, Spencer C. Leavitt, and Diana D. Coyl
21 Alcohol and Other Substance Use and Abuse 450
Michael Windle and Rebecca C. Windle
22 Understanding Conduct Problems in Adolescence from a Lifespan Perspective 470
Deborah M. Capaldi and Joann Wu Shortt
23 Leaving Home: The Runaway and the Forgotten Throwaway 494
Thomas P. Gullotta
24 Crime, Delinquency, and Youth Gangs 502
Daniel J. Flannery, David L. Hussey, Laurie Biebelhausen, and Kelly L. Wester
25 Eating Disorders in Adolescence 523
Janet Polivy, C. Peter Herman, Jennifer S. Mills, and Heather B. Wheeler
26 Depression and Suicide during Adolescence 550
Alesha D. Seroczynski, Farrah M. Jacquez, and David A. Cole
27 Sexually Transmitted Diseases among Adolescents: Risk Factors, Antecedents, and Prevention Strategies 573
Ralph J. DiClemente and Richard A. Crosby
Author Index 606
Subject Index 634