Adolescent Development

By John S. Dacey and Maureen E. Kenny

Recently revised to reflect all the current research and hot topics in the field, Adolescent Development 3e builds on the success of its previous editions with a strong emphasis on applications. An ideal text for psychology and family studies courses, the applications approach also works very well in schools of education and nursing. In addition, the book does an excellent job covering the relationship of biological, sociological and psychological forces in human development.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0759359636
• ISBN13: 9780759359635
• Release Date: January 2006
• Publisher: Cengage Learning
• Length: 576 Pages
• Weight: 3.44 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 8.4" x 10.7"

Customer Reviews

ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT

The book was basically written to discuss adolescent development in the United States.The book guides readers how to maximize the understanding of the knowledge acquired.I find the content easy to follow and the contents were well chosen and cover most of the things that have to do with adolescent development.The fact that the writers exposed readers to various schools of thoughts such as Piaget , Erikson , etc without choking us with one particular beliefs is really worth mentioning.Some comparisons between the American youths and their peers at some selected parts of the world are also included.Indeed I could see striking similarities between the youths in the US and here (in Malaysia) .At the end of each chapters , some critical thinking questions were posed which further stimulate thinking and deeper understanding for the readers.I also find guided review very helpful in rearranging the facts given and to further understand the chapter.On the whole , I found the book very comprehensively written and suitable for students and public alike.