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Paul Kaplan presents multiple perspectives on the issues surrounding adolescence in order to give students a more complete picture of topics and debates. Based around five key themes, adolescence is a time of choices; it is shaped by context and influenced by group membership; the adolescent experience has changed over the last 50 years; and current views of adolescence are becoming more balance, admin-text discussion not only covers the problems and challenges adolescents face, but also the positive adjustments and coping mechanisms they use.
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1. The World of Adolescence
2. The Scientific Approach to Adolescence
3. Physical Development
4. Cognitive Development
5. Families
6. Peers
7. The School Experience
8. The Media
9. Self-Concept and Identity Formation
10. Love and Sex
11. Moral Development, Values, and Religion
12. Work and Career Development
13. Stress and Psychological, Physical, and Learning Problems
Stress
14. Drug Use and Violence
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