| Changing Adolescence: Social Trends and Mental Health Contributor(s): Hagell, Ann (Editor) |
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ISBN: 144730103X ISBN-13: 9781447301035 Publisher: Policy Press OUR PRICE: $41.75 Product Type: Paperback Published: April 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Children's Studies |
| Dewey: 305.235 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6.1" W x 9.2" (0.80 lbs) 256 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The general well-being of British adolescents has been the topic of considerable debate in recent years, but too often this is based on myth rather than fact. Are today's young people more stressed, anxious, distressed or antisocial than they used to be? What does research evidence tell us about the adolescent experience today and how it has changed over time? And how do trends in adolescent well-being since the 1970s relate to changes in education, leisure, communities and family life in that time? This unique volume brings together the main findings from the Nuffield Foundation's Changing Adolescence Programme and explores how social change may affect young people's behaviour, mental health and transitions toward adulthood. As well as critiquing research evidence, which will be of interest to a wide academic audience, the book will inform the wider debate on this subject among policy makers and service providers, voluntary organisations and campaign groups. |
Contributor Bio(s): Hagell, Ann: - Ann Hagell is a chartered psychologist with a longstanding interest in social policy and adolescent well-being and the editor of theJournal of Adolescence. |