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Record Nr.

UNINA9910456209603321

Titolo

Adolescent romantic relations and sexual behavior [[electronic resource] ] : theory, research, and practical implications / / edited by Paul Florsheim

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Mahwah, N.J., : Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2003

ISBN

1-282-37460-5

9786612374609

1-4106-0778-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (419 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

FlorsheimPaul

Disciplina

306.7/0835

Soggetti

Teenagers - Sexual behavior - United States

Adolescent psychology - United States

Interpersonal relations - United States

Interpersonal conflict - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Front Cover; Adolescent Romantic Relationsand Sexual Behavior; Copyright Page; Contents; Introduction: Paul Florsheim; Contributors; Part I: Normative Perspectives on Romantic Relations and Sexual Behavior Amomg Adolescents; 1. The Role of Romantic Relationships in Adolescent Development: Wyndol Furman and Laura Shaffer; 2. National Estimates of Adolescent Romantic Relationships: Karen Carver, Kara Joyner, and J. Richard Udry; 3. Biological Influences on Adolescent Romantic and Sexual Behavior: Carolyn Tucker Halpern

4. Love Matters: Romantic Relationships Among Sexual-Minority Adolescents: Lisa M. Diamond5. Conflict and Negotiation in Adolescent Romantic Relationships: Shmuel Shulman; 6. Attachment Styles and Adolescent Sexuality: Jessica L.Tracy, Phillip R. Shaver, Austin W. Albino,and M. Lynne Cooper; Part II: Perspectives on Romantic and Sexual Behavior Among High-Risk Adolescents; 7. Psychopathology and Relational Dysfunction Among Adolescent Couples: The Structural Analysis of Social Behavior as an Organizing Framework: Trina Seefeldt,



Paul Florsheim, and Lorna SmithBenjamin

8. When Love Hurts: Depression and Adolescent Romantic Relationships: Deborah P. Welsh, Catherine M. Grello, and Melinda S.Harper9. Child Maltreatment, Adolescent Dating, and Adolescent Dating Violence: Christine Wekerle and Effie Avgoustis; 10. The Development of Aggression in Young Male/Female Couples: Deborah M. Capaldi and Deborah Gorman-Smith; 11. Health Behaviors and Reproductive Health Risk Within Adolescent Sexual Dyads: J. Dennis Fortenberry; 12. Romantic Relations Among Adolescent Parents: Paul Florsheim, David Moore, and Chuck Edgington; Part III: Commentary and Summary

13. Are Adolescent Same-Sex Romantic Relationships on Our Radar Screen?: Ritch C.Savin-Williams14. A Marital Process Perspective of Adolescent Romantic Relationships: Amber Tabares and John Gottman; 15. The Joy of Romance: Healthy Adolescent Relationships as an Educational Agenda: Bonnie Barber and Jacquelynne Eccles; 16. Adolescent Romantic and Sexual Behavior: What We Know and Where We Go From Here: Paul Florsheim; Author Index; Subject Index

Sommario/riassunto

Developmental and clinical researchers have only just discovered the phenomenon of adolescent romance as a topic of serious scientific inquiry. This discovery may be related to the overwhelming evidence that adult romantic relationships are failing at alarming rates. Dramatic increases in the rates of divorce, out of wedlock childbirth, and relationship violence lead to questions about the developmental precursors of romantic love and commitment. What's wrong with love and can it be fixed?  This book brings together a diverse group of experts from various disciplines to address a serio



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Record Nr.

UNINA9910830267603321

Titolo

Cannabis : philosophy for everyone : what were we just talking about? / / edited by Dale Jacquette ; foreword by Richard Cusick

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chichester, England : , : Wiley-Blackwell, , 2010

©2010

ISBN

1-4443-4139-1

1-282-93990-4

9786612939907

1-4443-2444-6

1-4443-2445-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (263 p.)

Collana

Philosophy for Everyone

Disciplina

178.8

362.29/5

Soggetti

Marijuana

Cannabis

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

CANNABIS PHILOSOPHY FOR EVERYONE; CONTENTS; Foreword; Preface; Introduction: What is Cannabis and How Can We Get Some?; PART I CANNABIS PHENOMENOLOGY; 1 A Cannabis Odyssey; 2 Seeing Snakes: On Delusion, Knowledge, and the Drug Experience; 3 The Cannabis Experience: An Analysis of "Flow"; PART II MARIJUANA AND SPIRITUAL ENLIGHTENMENT; 4 Buzz, High, and Stoned: Metaphor, Meaning, and the Cannabis Experience; 5 The Great Escape; 6 Cannabis and the Human Condition: "Something of the Kind is Indispensable"; PART III CREATIVELY HIGH; 7 Hallucinatory Terror: The World of the Hashish Eater

8 Marijuana and Creativity9 Navigating Creative Inner Space on the Innocent Pleasures of Hashish; PART IV PSYCHO-SOCIOLOGICAL DIMENSIONS OF CANNABIS CULTURE; 10 Cannabis and the Culture of Alienation; 11 Reefer Madness: Cannabis, the Individual, and Public Policy; 12 Soft vs. Hard: Why Drugs are Not Like Eggs; PART V CANNABIS ETHICS AND POLITICS; 13 "Smoking Pot Doesn't Hurt Anyone



But Me!" Why Adults Should be Allowed to Consume Cannabis; 14 Pot Politics: Prohibition and Morality; 15 Cannabis and the Good Life: Needs, Capabilities, and Human Flourishing

16 Weakness of Will: The Cannabis ConnectionNotes on Contributors

Sommario/riassunto

The debate on the status and legality of cannabis continues to gain momentum. Here, personal anecdotes combined with academic and scientific reports combine to sharpen some of the fascinating philosophical issues associated with cannabis use.  A frank, professionally informed and playful discussion of cannabis usage in relation to philosophical inquiry Considers the meaning of a 'high', the morality of smoking marijuana for pleasure, the slippery slope to more dangerous drugs, and the human drive to alter our consciousness Not only incorporates contribut