Romance and sex in adolescence and emerging adulthood [[electronic resource] ] : risks and opportunities / / edited by Ann C. Crouter, Alan Booth

• Pubblicazione: Mahwah, N.J., : Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, c2006
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (289 pages)
• Disciplina: 306.7/0835
• Soggetto topico: Teenagers - Sexual behavior; Risk-taking (Psychology) in adolescence
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: CrouterAnn C BoothAlan <1935->
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: Part I: What are the evolutionary origins of contemporary patterns of sexual and romantic relationships? Where does evolution leave off and where do history and culture begin? -- Part II: How do early family and peer relationships give rise to the quality of romantic relationships in adolescence and young adulthood? -- Part III: How do early romantic and sexual relationships influence people contemporaneously and later in life? -- Part IV: To what extent are current trends in sexual and romantic relationships problematic for individuals, families, and society? What are effective intervention approaches at the level of practice
• Sommario/riassunto: Examines the nature and origin of adolescents' contemporary patterns of sexual and romantic relationships, spanning such diverse topics as the evolutionary roots of these behaviors. This book is useful for academicians and upper-lever undergraduate and graduate students in the fields of human development and family studies and psychology.
• Titolo autorizzato: Romance and sex in adolescence and emerging adulthood
• ISBN: 1-282-32702-X; 9786612327025; 1-4106-1736-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910458156903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Penn State University family issues symposia series.