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Record Nr.

UNINA9910254799703321

Autore

Kapadia Shagufa

Titolo

Adolescence in Urban India [[electronic resource] ] : Cultural Construction in a Society in Transition / / by Shagufa Kapadia

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New Delhi : , : Springer India : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2017

ISBN

81-322-3733-1

Edizione

[1st ed. 2017.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XXIII, 197 p. 5 illus. in color.)

Disciplina

155

Soggetti

Developmental psychology

Childhood

Adolescence

Educational psychology

Education—Psychology

Developmental Psychology

Childhood, Adolescence and Society

Educational Psychology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.

Nota di contenuto

Chapter 1 Culture, Context and Development -- Chapter 2 Adolescence: A Sociocultural Construction.- Chapter 3 Adolescence, the Stage; Adolescent, the Person.- Chapter 4 Parent-Adolescent Relationship: A Circle of Care, Respect, and Faith .- Chapter 5 Uncertainties, Insecurities, and Worries: The Bane of Globalization.- Chapter 6 Conclusions, Reflections, and Implications -- Appendices.

Sommario/riassunto

Set against the backdrop of social change and globalization, this book presents the contents and contours of adolescence in contemporary urban India. Based on the trends derived from a series of mixed-method studies with adolescent girls and boys, and parents from urban upper middle class families, it explores adolescents’ and parents’ interpretations of the stage of adolescence, illustrates views on parenting, and discusses approaches to interpersonal disagreements to derive a framework of the parent-adolescent relationship. Drawing from the cultural-contextual perspective of human development, the book in its essence offers a culturally and contextually sensitive model



of adolescence that is shaped along the central tenets of family interdependence, harmony, and sensitivity to parental concerns. Highlighted as well are aspects that have remained mostly unexplored, for example, adolescents’ capacity for empathy and perspective taking, and emerging issues of autonomy in a primarily relational culture. At a broader level, the book reflects upon the interplay of cultural continuity and change, and contributes to an understanding of globalizing influences on human development. Overall, the depiction of adolescent development captured in the book has significant implications for enhancing family relationships and fostering self-growth—elements that are crucial for positive youth development. The book will be of immense use to scholars in human development, psychology, and allied fields as well as to practitioners who work with adolescents.