Adolescent identity evolutionary, cultural and developmental perspectives

As our world becomes increasingly permeable, and as human populations are rapidly converging and transitioning within a global interconnectedness, it is vital that we look to, and learn from, those most adept at the adaptation, creation, and contesting of culture: adolescents. This text is designed...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Hewlett, Bonnie L. (Bonnie Lynn), 1961- (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Routledge 2012.
New York : 2012.
Edición:1st ed
Colección:Routledge Studies in Anthropology
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  • Cover; Adolescent Identity; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Acknowledgments; 1 Introduction: Adolescent Identity, Risk, and Change; PART I Evolution: History and Hunter-Gatherers; 2 Childhood, Adolescence, and Longevity: A Chapter on Human Evolutionary Life History; 3 Risky Adolescent Behavior: An Evolutionary Perspective; 4 Hunter-Gatherer Adolescence; PART II Culture and Development: Ritual, Risk, and Identity; 5 Identity Development, Crises, and Continuity: Death-Defying Leaps in the Lives of Indigenous and Nonindigenous Youth
  • 6 Contributions of Ritual Expressions at Puberty to Optimal Identity Formation of North American Indian Girls7 Food Restriction and Social Identity of Aka Forager Adolescents in the Republic of the Congo; 8 "The Bullet Is Certain": Armed Children and Gunplay on the Streets of Haiti; PART III Globalization: Tradition, Modernity, and Identity; 9 Multiple Identifications of Multicultural Adolescents: Dialogues between Tradition and Postmodernity in a Global Context; 10 Traditional Dress in Kuwaiti Adolescents' Drawings: Relations to Social Attitudes
  • 11 Introduction of Television and Dominican Youth12 China's Emergent Youth: Gender, Work, Dating, and Life Orientation; Perspectives on Adolescent Identity; Contributors; Index