Adolescence in America : an encyclopedia / Jacqueline V. Lerner, editor; Richard M. Lerner, editor ; Jordan Finkelstein, advisory editor ; foreword by Mark L. Rosenberg.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Lerner, Jacqueline V.

Lerner, Richard M.

Finkelstein, Jordan.

Series:

American family (Santa Barbara, Calif.)

The American family

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Adolescence--United States--Encyclopedias.

Adolescence.

United States.

Genre:

Encyclopedias.

Physical Description:

2 volumes (xxxix, 918 pages) : illustrations ; 26 cm.

Place of Publication:

Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO, [2001]

Summary:

Love them or hate them, we can't live without them. The family shapes us from birth to death. But what makes a family? And why does it keep changing? The American Family, the critically acclaimed reference series from ABCCLIO, explores the many diverse faces of our most familiar -- and most misunderstood -- institution.

In The American Family, a series of six multi-volume encyclopedias, top scholars in history, psychology, sociology, and medicine analyze the past, present and future of our most important institution. With the benchmarks of professional scholarship presented in a style that makes information accessible to general students and readers, The American Family offers a comprehensive portrait of the family as a psychological, social, political, economic, and cultural force in shaping our world.

Contents:

v. 1. A-M.

v. 2. N-Z.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 827-901) and index.

ISBN:

1576072053

1576075710

OCLC:

46872117