Youth in a Changing World : Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Adolescence.

Intro -- General Editor's Preface -- Preface -- Introduction -- PART ONE: GROWTH AND HEALTH CARE IN ADOLESCENCE -- Growth After Puberty -- Late Adolescent Changes in Weight -- Growth and Development Patterns and Human Differentiation in Papua New Guinean Communities -- Physical Growth and the Social Environment: A West African Example -- Medical Care of Adolescents in a Surburban Communiity -- Psychotherapy in Adolescents -- Transcultural Aspects of Mental Illness Among Puerto Rican Adolescents in New York -- PART TWO: THE CULTURAL CONTEXT -- Several Selves and Many Homes: Black Youth's Adaptation to Geographical and Cultural Mobility -- Impact of Urbanization on the Life Patterns of the Ga Adolescent -- Mississippi Choctaw Youth -- Future Time Perspectives and Attitudes of New Zealand Maori and Pakeha Adolescents -- The Economic Importance of Children in a Javanese Village -- The Community of Young People in a Transylvanian Village -- Community Interrelations with the Government: A Study of Adolescent Group Movements in a Japanese Fishing Community -- Parental Authority and Family Size: A Chinese Case -- Adolescence in a Matriarchal Society: Changing Cultural and Social Patterns After Industrialization -- Problems of Socialization in Indian Families in a Changing Society -- Psychological Correlates of Family Socialization in the United States and Korea -- Intragroup Competitive Pressures and the Selection of Social Strategies: Neglected Paradigms in the Study of Adolescent Socialization -- Students and Society: A Cross-National Comparison of Youth Attitudes and Values -- Biographical Notes -- Index of Names -- Index of Subjects.

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