Encyclopedia of Adolescence 2018 Edition Contributor(s): Levesque, Roger J. R. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 3319332279 ISBN-13: 9783319332277 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $522.49 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 2018 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Psychology | Developmental - Child - Social Science | Criminology - Medical | Psychiatry - General |
Dewey: 155 |
Physical Information: 2.14" H x 7.4" W x 10.28" (5.23 lbs) 4156 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: The second edition of this encyclopedia continues to break new ground as an important resource for the study of adolescence. Comprehensive in breath and textbook in depth, the second edition - with entries presented in easy-to-access A to Z format - serves as a reference repository of knowledge in the field as well as a frequently updated conduit of new research and knowledge long before such information trickles down to standard textbooks. This updated and expanded major reference work advances the field by pushing and creating new boundaries and areas of study that further our understanding of adolescents and their place in society. In addition to the original 730 entries, the new edition adds more than 200 new essays as well as updates to many other entries. Substantively, the second edition continues to draw from four major areas of research relating to adolescence:
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