Adolescence ISE

John W. Santrock received his Ph.D. from the College of Education and Human Development at the University of Minnesota. He has taught at the University of Charleston, the University of Georgia, and the University of Texas at Dallas. He has worked as a school psychologist and currently teaches educational psychology at the undergraduate level. In 2006, Dr. Santrock received the University of Texas at Dallas Excellence in Teaching Award. His research has included publications in the Journal of Educational Psychology 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 on the editorial boards of Developmental Psychology and Child Development. His publications include these exceptional McGraw-Hill texts: Child Development, 13th Edition; Life-Span Development, 14th Edition; Adolescence, 14th Edition; Psychology, 7th Edition; and Educational Psychology, 4th Edition.

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