Adolescence, like any other developmental stage, has its positive and negative elements. The willingness of young people to challenge authority, for example, is both refreshing (when we agree with them) and exasperating (when we do not). Their propensity for risk-taking is both admirable and frightening. And their energy and vitality are both exciting and unnerving. One of the goals of this book is to provide you with a more realistic understanding of adolescent development in contemporary society—one that reflects the best and most up-to-date scientific research. As you read the material, think about your own personal experiences as a teenager, but try to look beyond them and be willing to question the “facts” about teenagers that you’ve come to take for granted over the years. This isn’t to say that your experiences weren’t valid or that your memories are inaccurate. (In fact, studies show that we remember things that happen during adolescence more vividly than from any other time [Steinberg, 2014a].) But remember that your experiences as a teenager were the product of a unique set of forces that made you who you are today. The person sitting next to you in class—or the person now thinking, in a distant part of the world, about his or her own teenage memories—was probably exposed to different forces than you were and probably had a different set of adolescent experiences as a result.

• Author: Laurence Steinberg
• Translator: Dr. Ahmed Ismail Hashem
• Number of Pages: 880
• Year of Publication: 2024
• Binding Type: Hardcover
• Edition: First
• Print Color: Color
• Dimensions (cm): 17x24
• Weight (kg): 1.402
• Barcode: 9789957923044