Adolescent vulnerabilities and opportunities : developmental and constructivist perspectives / edited by Eric Amsel, Judith Smetana.
This book explores the central importance of adolescents' own activities in their development. This focus harkens back to Jean Piaget's genetic epistemology and provides a theoretically coherent vision of what makes adolescence a distinctive period of development, with unique opportunities...
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| Other Authors: | , |
| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2011.
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| Series: | Jean Piaget Symposium series.
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| Summary: | This book explores the central importance of adolescents' own activities in their development. This focus harkens back to Jean Piaget's genetic epistemology and provides a theoretically coherent vision of what makes adolescence a distinctive period of development, with unique opportunities and vulnerabilities. An interdisciplinary and international group of contributors explore how adolescents integrate neurological, cognitive, personal, interpersonal and social systems aspects of development into more organized systems. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xvi, 209 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 1139042815 9781139042819 |
| DOI: | 10.1017/CBO9781139042819 |