Adolescence

Adolescent development is a distinct and important field of research within developmental psychology, and the ground-breaking conceptual work of Urie Bronfenbrenner and his ecological systems theory is among the most highly-cited and influential in this area.

This SAGE Major Work covers key contributions in the area of adolescent development framed by Bronfenbrenner’s seminal, from the latest developments in f MRI technology to current insights about adolescent health and problem behaviors, and is designed to be a touchstone text for scholars, practitioners and educators within the fields of developmental psychology, health, and education.

Volume One: Biological Processes, Puberty, and Brain Development

Volume Two: Proximal Developmental Contexts: The Family and Peer Group

Volume Three: Schools, Achievement, Work, and Careers

Volume Four: Distal Developmental Contexts – Neighborhoods, School, and Culture

Volume Five: Health, Health-Risk, and Problem Behaviors