The World of Youth: Adolescence in Eight Regions of the Globe.B. B. Brown, R. W. Larson, & T. S. Saraswathi. New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of : Cambridge University Press Cambridge University Press (known colloquially as CUP) is a publisher given a Royal Charter by Henry VIII in 1534, and one of the two privileged presses (the other being Oxford University Press). , 2002. 369 pp. This fascinating book is the result of a three-year enterprise, sponsored jointly by the Society for Research on Adolescence and the International Society for the Study of Behavioral Development, to consider what life will be like for adolescents around the world over the next 30 to 50 years. To assist the study group in its work, two sets of papers were commissioned. For the set represented in this volume, each scholar was asked to describe current conditions and near-future possibilities for adolescents in a particular nation or region of the world. The authors were asked to provide empirically based analyses of the transformation from childhood to adulthood with regard to a standard set of issues and social contexts that affect adolescents' lives. These standard topics were family and peer relationships, schooling, preparation for work, and physical and mental health. The eight regions covered are sub-Saharan Africa, India, China and Japan, Southeast Asia Southeast Asia, region of Asia (1990 est. pop. 442,500,000), c.1,740,000 sq mi (4,506,600 sq km), bounded roughly by the Indian subcontinent on the west, China on the north, and the Pacific Ocean on the east. , Arab countries, Russia, Latin America Latin America, the Spanish-speaking, Portuguese-speaking, and French-speaking countries (except Canada) of North America, South America, Central America, and the West Indies. , and western cultures. This volume reinforces the concept that although the life stage of "adolescence" now occurs in most corners of the globe, it takes different forms. Peers, who play such a central role among western adolescents, play a comparatively minor role in the lives of Arabic and South Asian adolescents. Increased adolescent sexual behavior
As a whole, this well-researched book depicts how rapid global change is dramatically altering the experience of adolescent transition, creating new opportunities and challenges for adolescents, parents, teachers, and concerned others. The chapter on "Adolescents in Western Countries in the 21st Century" alone is worth the price of the book. Reviewed by Robert L. Gilstrap, Professor Emeritus, George Mason University Named after American revolutionary, patriot and founding father George Mason, the university was founded as a branch of the University of Virginia in 1957 and became an independent institution in 1972. , now living at Lake Monticello, VA |
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