The end of adolescence / Philip Graham.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Graham, P. J. (Philip Jeremy)

Series:

Oxford medical publications

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Psychology, Adolescent.

Adolescent Development.

Adolescence--Social aspects.

Adolescence.

Adolescent psychology.

Medical Subjects:

Psychology, Adolescent.

Adolescent Development.

Physical Description:

268 pages ; 24 cm.

Other Title:

EoA

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2004.

Summary:

On television, in the newspapers, even in textbooks of psychology, the teen years are portrayed as 'bad news'. Adolescents are seen as moody, rebellious, promiscuous, immature, aggressive, and lazy. Their behaviour is seen as getting worse as we move into the twenty first century. In fact the majority of young people have none of these objectionable characteristics. Adolescents have always been stigmatised as they are today and it is widely, but mistakenly, thought that it is 'natural' for the teens to be a 'difficult' phase of life. This book puts forward an entirely new way of looking at adolescence. Written by a leading child psychiatrist, it starts by describing the myths that pervade the popular view of adolescence.

After a brief description of the history of adolescence, it goes on to examine the way the teens actually function in families, giving particular attention to approaches that result in positive outcomes. Discussing moodiness, conflict, sexual behaviour, drugs and alcohol, and eating patterns, it adopts the same questioning but positive approach. The book then looks at how the sense of frustration and failure many teenagers experience at school and in their neighbourhoods might be overcome by giving them a level of responsibility that matches their competence. This book will be of great value to parents of teenagers and those whose children are just about to become teenagers, as well as teachers, psychologists, and anyone whose work brings them in touch with young people.

Contents:

1 The unpopular age 5

2 The invention of adolescence 25

3 Teens in the family 45

4 More cheerful than moody 69

5 Everyday hassles, conflict, and crime 91

6 Sex: same hormones, different lives 117

7 Alcohol, drugs: having fun or playing with fire? 149

8 Eating well and feeling good 173

9 Schools: the solution or the problem? 189

10 Leisure and work 213

11 Joining up the teens again 231.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0198526245

OCLC:

56016616