More students learn from John Santrock’s Adolescence than from any other text in this field. Students and instructors rely on the careful balance of accurate, current research and applications to the real lives of adolescents. This new 12th edition features expanded coverage of emerging adulthood, increased coverage of brain development, integrated and expanded coverage of health and wellness, and a new and improved Visual Assets Database for instructors.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 Puberty, Health, and Biological Foundations
Chapter 3 The Brain and Cognitive Development
Chapter 4 The Self, Identity, Emotions, and Personality
Chapter 5 Gender
Chapter 6 Sexuality
Chapter 7 Moral Development, Values, and Religion
Chapter 8 Families
Chapter 9 Peer and Romantic Relationships
Chapter 10 Schools
Chapter 11 Achievement, Work, and Careers
Chapter 12 Culture
Chapter 13 Problems in Adolescence and Emerging Adulthood

About the Author

John W. Santrock received his Ph.D. from the College of Education and Human Development at the University of Minnesota. He taught at the University of Charleston and the University of Georgia before joining the faculty at the University of Texas at Dallas. He has worked as a school psychologist and currently teaches educational psychology every year at the undergraduate level. In 2006, John recieved the University of Texas at Dallas Excellence in teaching award. His research has included publications in the Journal of Educational Psychology that focus on the contextual aspects of affectively-toned cognition and children's self-regulatory behavior as well as teachers' perceptions of children from divorced families. He has been a member of the editorial boards of Developmental Psychology and Child Development. His publications include these exceptional McGraw-Hill texts: Child Development, 11th Ed; Life-Span Development, 11th Edition; Adolescence, 12th Edition; Psychology, 7th Edition; and Educational Psychology, 3rd Edition.