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| | adolescence - Columbia Encyclopedia article about adolescence |
 | | Many psychologists regard adolescence as a byproduct of social pressures specific to given societies, not as a unique period of biological turmoil. | | | In fact, the classification of a period of life as "adolescence" is a relatively recent development in many Western societies, one that is not recognized as a distinct phase of life in many other cultures. | | | Psychological changes generally include questioning of identity and achievement of an appropriate sex role; movement toward personal independence; and social changes in which, for a time, the most important factor is peer group relations. |
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http://columbia.thefreedictionary.com/adolescence
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| | MSN Encarta - Adolescence |
| | The French psychologist Jean Piaget determined that adolescence is the beginning of the stage of formal operational thought, which may be characterized as thinking that involves deductive logic. | | | Research evidence, however, does not support this hypothesis; it shows that the ability of adolescents to solve complex problems is a function of accumulated learning and education. | | | Physical changes seem to be related to psychological adjustment; studies suggest that earlier-maturing individuals are better adjusted than their later-maturing contemporaries. |
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http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761556836/Adolescence.html
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| | SULAIR: Research Quick Start Guides: Children and Adolescence |
| | SULAIR: Research Quick Start Guides: Children and Adolescence | | | See also guides on Women in Society and Family Studies. | | | (Green Library Information Center HQ796.E58 1991) articles cover "the range of concepts and topics involved in the scholarly and societal concern with adolescence." |
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http://www-sul.stanford.edu/research_help/res_quick_start/children.html
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| | Welcome to the homepage for Jeffrey Jensen Arnett, Ph.D. |
| | The Encyclopedia of Children, Adolescents, and the Media (two volumes, approximately 550 pages each) will present state-of-the art research and ready-to-use facts on the media’s interaction with America’s children and adolescents. | | | Period of Adolescence (when puberty begins, cultural definition of adolescence, existence (or not) of emerging adulthood) | | | This book’s 400-500 entries will cover the traditional and electronic media and their impacts—for good and ill—on children and adolescents. |
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http://www.jeffreyarnett.com/encyclopedias.htm
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| | Gale Encyclopedia of Childhood and Adolescence: Moral Development |
| | Moral development involves the formation of a system of values on which to base decisions concerning "right" and "wrong, " or "good" and "bad." Values are underlying assumptions about standards that govern moral decisions. | | | FindArticles > Health and Fitness > Gale Encyclopedia of Childhood and Adolescence > Article | | | Gale Encyclopedia of Childhood and Adolescence: Moral Development |
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http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_g2602/is_0003/ai_2602000386
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