Family life in adolescence / Patricia Noller, Sharon Atkin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Noller, Patricia, author.

Atkin, Sharon, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Adolescent psychology.

Adolescence.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Warsaw, [Poland] ; Berlin, [Germany] : De Gruyter Open, 2014.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Many parents fear the time when their beautiful happy children will become unmanageable adolescents continually engaging in risky or destructive behaviour. Unfortunately, this view of adolescents is the focus of the media, even though it relates to just a small proportion of young people. As the large amount of research we report shows, most adolescents are responsible young people who care about their families and crave the support of their parents. It is also true, however, as much research indicates, that the quality of the relationship parents have with their adolescents is crucial to the wellbeing of those young people. We discuss the need for parents to set reasonable limits on their adolescents and to expect appropriate behavior. We also show, on the basis of research, that children who have experienced positive, caring relationships with their parents are more likely than other adolescents to behave responsibly. In other words, behavior in adolescence does not 'come out of nowhere' but builds on earlier experiences in the family. Because of the large amount of research reported in this volume, we expect that it will be useful to practitioners from a range of professions that are likely to focus on adolescents: social workers, youth leaders, welfare workers, religious leaders, psychologists and psychiatrists and contribute to a better understanding of young people and their development, and the importance of families to that development.

Contents:

Front matter

Preface

Acknowledgments

Contents

1 Adolescence and Families

2 Theoretical Perspectives on Adolescents in the Family

3 Family Environment and Adolescent Development

4 Communication in Families with Adolescents

5 Adolescents in Divorced and Separated Families

6 The Family and Adolescent Issues

7 Leaving the Family

8 Risk and Resilience in Adolescence

References

List of Figures

List of Tables

Index

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

3-11-042730-3

OCLC:

912309647