The Thoughts of Youth - 9781593111007

The Thoughts of YouthAn International Perspective on Adolescents' Ideal Persons\nAuthor(s): Judith L. Gibbons, Deborah A. Stiles\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Emerald Publishing Inc, United States\nImprint: Information Age Publishing\nISBN-13: 9781593111007, 978-1593111007\nSynopsis\nMost knowledge about adolescent development is based on adolescents living in the United States or Europe. \""The Thoughts of Youth\"" reports a study in which over 6000 adolescents from 20 regions of the world, including the Americas, Europe, Africa, and Asia, described an ideal woman or ideal man. Adolescents' images of the ideal person reflect their personal values about gender roles, their expectations and plans for the future, and their cultural values. \""The Thoughts of Youth\"" presents the teenagers perspectives - their descriptions, drawings, and interpretations of their peers responses. Issues of importance to adolescent development are addressed, including morality and altruism, physical appeara.