TY - BOOK AU - Smith,Peter K. TI - Adolescence: a very short introduction T2 - Very short introductions SN - 9780199665563 AV - BF724 .S56 2016 U1 - 155.5 23 KW - Adolescent psychology KW - Adolescence N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Adolescence as a life stage -- Puberty : body and brain changes -- Formal operational thought, moral development, and identity -- Relationship changes : parents and peers -- Youth culture : leisure pursuits and the cyberworld -- Risk-taking, antisocial behaviour, and delinquency -- Internalizing disorders and adolescent mental health -- Sexual and romantic development, early parenthood, and emerging adulthood N2 - Provides an engaging and informative overview of what we know and what we are learning about adolescence. Including both a guide to the classical research that has informed our knowledge, as well as the results of the modern research into the contemporary adolescent experience, Smith examines a number of aspects of adolescence, including the cultural and historical context, the biological changes to the adolescent brain, and the controversies that adolescence brings. --Publisher's description ER -