Negotiating Adolescence in Times of Social Change

The decline of the socialist governments in Eastern and Central Europe and the resulting political and economic reorganizations of the 1990s provided a dramatic illustration of the far-reaching effects of social change. For those interested in the health and well-being of youth, such instances of social upheaval raise the question of how young people are affected socially and psychologically by societal changes, and whether their development is compromised or enhanced. This important volume considers the processes through which societal changes exert an impact on the course of adolescent development and identify individual and contextual factors that can modify the impact of social change and enhance the likelihood of a successful transition to adulthood.

• Cross-national perspectives are presented • Topic is timely • This is the most authoritative book on the topic

1. Social change and adolescent development: issues and challenges Lisa J. Crockett and Rainer K. Silbereisen; Part I. Models of Social Changes Effects: 2. Surmounting life’s disadvantage Glen H. Elder and Stephen T. Russell; 3. Marriage and the baby carriage: historical change and intergenerational continuity in early parenthood Jeanne Brooks-Gunn, Sara Schley, and Janet Hardy; 4. Effects of social change on individual development: the role of social and personal factors, and the timing of events Gisela Trommsdorff; Part II. Social Change and the Adolescent Traditions: 5. The global spread of adolescent culture Alice Schlegel; 6. Social change and the sequencing of developmental transitions John Bynner; 7. Early adversities and the timing of psychosocial development in sdolescence: a comparison of the former Germanys Rainer K. Silbereisen; 8. Adolescents in changing social structures Michael J. Shanahan and Kathryn E. Hood; Part III. Social Change and Adolescents’ Social Contexts: 9. Peer relations in times of social changes Peter Noack; 10. Life course dynamics and the development of new relations between generations Hans Bertram; 11. A neighborhood-level perspective on social change and the social control of adolescent delinquency Robert Sampson; 12. Social change and the ‘social contract’ in adolescent development Constance A. Flanagan; Part IV. Implications of Social Change for Adolescent Health and Well-Being: 13. The role of economic pressure in the lives of parents and their adolescents: the family stress model Katherine Jewsbury Conger, Martha A. Rueter and Rand D. Conger; 14. Spread your wings and fly: the course of health and well-being during the transition to adulthood John Schulenberg, Patrick M. O’Malley, Jerald G. Bachman, and LLoyd D. Johnston; 15. Social change and the individual: what is a cohort and why? Klaus Boehnke; Part V. Interventions: Promoting Healthy Development in Times of Social Change: 16. Research, intervention, and social change: improving adolescents’ career opportunities Stephen F. Hamilton and Mary Agnes Hamilton; 17. Preparing adolescents for social change: designing generic social interventions Ruby Takanishi; 18. Adolescents in the twentieth century: preparing for an uncertain future Anne C. Petersen.

‘Negotiating Adolescence in Times of Social Change fulfills the important task of providing valuable information regarding adolescence in the Western world. It is also rich in conceptualization and causal analysis.’ Human Development