Sylwester, Robert.

The adolescent brain : reaching for autonomy / Robert Sylwester. - Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Corwin Press, c2007. - xiii, 157 : ill. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 147-152) and index.

Adolescence in contemporary society : being somewhat confused -- Brain organization and development : being human -- Sexuality and bonding : maintaining our species -- Productivity and vocation : maintaining our planet -- Morality and ethics : maintaining our culture -- Risks and security : going beyond the known -- Technology and drugs : going beyond nature -- The arts and humanities : going beyond reality -- Collaboration and autonomy : going beyond adolescence.

9781412926102 (cloth) 9781412926119 (pbk.)

2006029769


Adolescence.
Adolescent psychology.
Teenagers.

HQ796 / .S967 2007

155.5