This selection of previously published research papers presents the empirical and theoretical work on the similarities and differences in adolescent development

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Adolescent researchers are increasingly aware that they must examine development both across time and across context. To do so, however, requires new conceptual

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This book provides an in-depth examination of adolescents’ social development in the context of the family. Grounded in social domain theory, the book draws o