Adolescence Development During a Global Era Swanson Edwards Spencer Hardback

AdolescenceDevelopment During a Global Era\nAuthor(s): Dena Phillips Swanson, Malik C. Edwards, Margaret Beale Spencer\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc, United States\nImprint: Academic Press Inc\nISBN-13: 9780123744241, 978-0123744241\nSynopsis\nThis edited textbook will be appropriate for use in advanced undergraduate and graduate level courses and will serve as a comprehensive and timely introduction to the field of adolescent development, providing students with a strong foundation for understanding the biological, cognitive and psychosocial transitions occurring during adolescence. While certain normative biological and cognitive processes are relevant for all youth, development varies dramatically based on a youth's position in society. The volume will focus on contextual factors such as culture, racial identity, socioeconomic position and sociopolitical and historical events, highlighting the impact such factors have on the physiological and psy.