Adolescents, Cultures, and Conflicts

Jari-Erik Nurmi

Chapter One Growing Up in Contemporary Europe: An Overview, Part I: Cross-National Differences, Chapter Two Adolescents' Subjective Well-Being in Fourteen Cultural Contexts, Chapter Three Social Habitus and Future Plans, A Comparison of Adolescent Future Projects in Finland and France Michael Motola, Pentti Sinisalo, and Jean Guichard, Chapter Four Dutch and Swedish Adolescents' Understanding of Peace and War, Part II: Social Change and Political Conflicts, Chapter Five The Gains and Losses of Bulgarian Youths during the Transition from Socialism to Democracy, A Longitudinal Study, Chapter Six Timing of First Romantic Involvement, Commonalities and Differences in the Former Germanies, Chapter Seven Adolescents, Families, and German Unification, The Impact of Social Change on Antiforeigner and Antidemocratic Attitudes, Chapter Eight Adolescents and Political Violence, The Case of Northern Ireland, Part III: Immigration, Acculturation, and Xenophobia, Chapter Nine Acculturation and Adaptation, A Case of Vietnamese Children and Youths in Finland, Chapter Ten Immigration, Xenophobia, and Youthful Opinion, Chapter Eleven Conclusions and Perspectives, Index