Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9780313285844
Publisert
1994-02-07
Utgiver
Vendor
Greenwood Press
Aldersnivå
UU, UP, P, 05, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
484
Forfatter
Biographical note
KLAUS HURRELMANN is Professor of Sociology and Health Sciences and Director of the Research Center on Prevention and Intervention in Childhood and Adolescence at the University of Bielefeld. His many books include Health Hazards in Adolescence (1990), The Social World of Adolescence (1989), and Social Structure and Personality Development (1988).
This reference summarizes and overviews current research on adolescence in 31 countries from around the world. The volume begins with a discussion of interdisciplinary and international perspectives on adolescence, with special attention to psychological and sociological approaches. Each of the chapters that follow considers adolescence in a particular country, and the chapters are arranged alphabetically for ease of use. To foster comparative research, each chapter shares a common format, with sections on the historical and sociodemographic background of adolescence since 1945, sociocultural patterns of rites of passage, psychological and social problem behaviors, and policy matters. Each chapter concludes with a list of current references, and the volume ends with a selected bibliography and an appendix of key researchers.
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This reference summarizes and overviews current research on adolescence in 31 countries from around the world.
Introduction:Interdisciplinary and International Approaches to Research on Adolescence by Klaus Hurrelmann Argentina by Ana M. Garacia de Fanelli Australia by Millicent Poole Belgium by Luc Goossens Brazil by Almir Pereira Jr. and Rosana Heringer Bulgaria by Mikhail Mirchev Canada by Nancy L. Galambos and Giselle C. Kolaric Chile by Jose Weinstein Czechoslovakia by Petr Macek and Ladislav Rabusic Finland by Jari-Erik Nurmi and Lasse Siurala France by Gerard Mauger Germany by Klaus Hurrelmann and Wolfgang Settertobulte Hungary by Beno Csapo India by Mahesh Shukla Israel by Tamar Rapoport and Edna Lomsky-Feder Italy by Carlo Buzzi and Alessandro Cavalli Japan by Keiko Takahashi and Kiyoshi Takeuchi Korea by Hyun Choe Mexico by Eugenio Echeverria The Netherlands by Manuela du Bois-Reymond and Ieneke van der Zande Norway by Ola Stafseng The People's Republic of China by Jin Zhi Kun Poland by Jan Wlodarek Portugal by Anabela Carvalho and Mariana Dias Russia by Andrej I. Podolskij Singapore by Kong-Chong Ho Spain by Raquel-Amaya Martinez, Mario de Miguel, and Samuel Fernandez Sweden by Keith Roe, Erling Bjurstrom, and Johan Fornas Switzerland by Marlis Buchmann The United Kingdom by Leo B. Hendry and Janet Shucksmith The United States by John Schulenberg and Aaron Ebata Zambia by Pempelani Mufune, Kwaku Osei-Hwedie, and Lengwe-Katembula Mwansa Appendix Key Persons in Youth Research Selected Bibliiography Index
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This reference comprehensively and systematically overviews adolescence in thirty-one countries from around the world, with each chapter devoted to a particular country and having the same format.
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9780313285844
Publisert
1994-02-07
Utgiver
Vendor
Greenwood Press
Aldersnivå
UU, UP, P, 05, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
484
Forfatter
Biographical note
KLAUS HURRELMANN is Professor of Sociology and Health Sciences and Director of the Research Center on Prevention and Intervention in Childhood and Adolescence at the University of Bielefeld. His many books include Health Hazards in Adolescence (1990), The Social World of Adolescence (1989), and Social Structure and Personality Development (1988).