Theories of Adolescent Development

Table of Contents

About the Authors

Preface

1. Introduction

Part I The Biological System

2. Evolutionary Theory

3. Biosocial Theories: Behavioral Genetics and Sociobiology

4. Dynamic Systems Theories

Part II The Psychological System

5. Psychoanalytic Theories

6. Psychosocial Theories

7. Cognitive Developmental Theories

8. Self-Regulation Theories

Part III The Societal System

9. Interpersonal Theories

10. Family Theories

11. Ecological Theories

12. Social Role and Life Course Theories

13. Cultural Theories

14. Summary

Index

Authors

Barbara M. Newman Professor Emeritus, Department of Human Development and Family Studies, University of Rhode Island, USA. Barbara M. Newman (Ph.D., University of Michigan) is a professor emeritus in the Department of Human Development and Family Studies at the University of Rhode Island. She has also been on the faculty at Russell Sage College and the Ohio State University, where she served as department chair in Human Development and Family Science and as associate provost for Faculty Recruitment and Development. She has taught courses in life-span development, adolescence, family theories, and the research process. An active researcher, Dr. Newman's interests focus on parent-child relationships in early adolescence, factors that promote success in the transition to high school and the transition to college, and the sense of belonging in early and later adolescence. Her most recent research focuses on the development of the sense of purpose among college students with disabilities. Philip R. Newman Social Psychologist and Author. Philip R. Newman (Ph.D., University of Michigan) is a social psychologist whose research has focused on the transition to high school as well as on group identity and alienation. He has taught courses in introductory psychology, adolescence, social psychology, developmental psychology, counseling, and family, school, and community contexts for development. He served as the director for Research and Evaluation of the Young Scholars Program at the Ohio State University and as the director of the Human Behavior Curriculum Project for the American Psychological Association. He is a fellow of the American Psychological Association, the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues (SPSSI), and the American Orthopsychiatric Association (now called the Global Alliance for Behavioral Health and Social Justice).