Gerald R. Adams is a Distinguished Professor of Family Relations and Human Development in the Department of Family Relations and Applied Nutrition at the University of Guelph, Ontario. Michael D. Berzonsky is Professor of Psychology at the State University of New York at Cortland.

"Including contributions by both venerated scholars in the field and promising up-and-coming researchers, this well organized volume presents dense summaries of current research in specific areas of adolescent development ... Another bonus: contributors include sociologists and social workers; the editors note that such colloborations are necessary to conduct good research and influence public policy. Summing Up: Essential. All collections supporting work at the upper-division undergraduate level and above." S. K. Hall, University of Houston - Clear Lake, Choice, December 2003 "With the strong emphasis in the book on theory and reviewing the research literature, students and trainees in the fields of psychology, psychiatry and related disciplines should find it very useful." Ali El-Hadi, Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, January 2004

• List of Contributors viiiIntroduction by the Editors xxiPart I: Biological and Genetic Processes 11 Behavior Genetics and Adolescent Development: A Review of Recent Literature 3Joseph Lee Rodgers and David E. Bard2 Pubertal Processes and Physiological Growth in Adolescence 24Andrea Bastiani Archibald, Julia A. Graber, and Jeanne Brooks-GunnPart II: The Social Context of Adolescence 493 Religious Development in Adolescence 51Geoffrey L. Ream and Ritch C. Savin-Williams4 The Family Ecology of Adolescence: A Dynamic Systems Perspective on Normative Development 60Isabela Granic, Thomas J. Dishion, and Tom Hollenstein5 Enhancing Adolescent Development through Sports and Leisure 92Steven J. Danish, Tanya E. Taylor, and Robert J. Fazio6 The World of Work and Careers 109Fred W. Vondracek and Erik J. Porfeli7 Schools as Developmental Contexts 129Jacquelynne S. Eccles and Robert W. Roeser8 College as a Transition to Adulthood 149Marilyn J. Montgomery and James E. CotePart III: Developmental Patterns and Processes 1739 Autonomy Development during Adolescence 175Melanie J. Zimmer-Gembeck and W. Andrew Collins10 Identity Development during Adolescence 205Jane Kroger11 Cognitive Development during Adolescence 227James P. Byrnes12 Moral Development during Adolescence 247Judith G. Smetana and Elliot Turiel13 Emotional Development in Adolescence 269Gianine D. Rosenblum and Michael Lewis14 Self-Concept and Self-Esteem Development 290Jerome B. Dusek and Julie Guay McIntyrePart IV: Personal Relationships 31115 Dating and Romantic Experiences in Adolescence 313Heather A. Bouchey and Wyndol Furman16 Friendships, Cliques, and Crowds 330B. Bradford Brown and Christa Klute17 Relationships Outside the Family: Unrelated Adults 349Nancy Darling, Stephen F. Hamilton, and Katherine Hames Shaver18 Adolescent Sexuality: Behavior and Meaning 371Lisa J. Crockett, Marcela Raffaelli, and Kristin L. Moilanen19 The Intimate Relationships of Sexual-Minority Youths 393Lisa M. Diamond and Ritch C. Savin-WilliamsPart V: Problem Behaviors 41320 Adolescent Pregnancy and Childbearing 415Brent C. Miller, Bruce K. Bayley, Mathew Christensen, Spencer C. Leavitt, and Diana D. Coyl21 Alcohol and Other Substance Use and Abuse 450Michael Windle and Rebecca C. Windle22 Understanding Conduct Problems in Adolescence from a Lifespan Perspective 470Deborah M. Capaldi and Joann Wu Shortt23 Leaving Home: The Runaway and the Forgotten Throwaway 494Thomas P. Gullotta24 Crime, Delinquency, and Youth Gangs 502Daniel J. Flannery, David L. Hussey, Laurie Biebelhausen, and Kelly L. Wester25 Eating Disorders in Adolescence 523Janet Polivy, C. Peter Herman, Jennifer S. Mills, and Heather B. Wheeler26 Depression and Suicide during Adolescence 550Alesha D. Seroczynski, Farrah M. Jacquez, and David A. Cole27 Sexually Transmitted Diseases among Adolescents: Risk Factors, Antecedents, and Prevention Strategies 573Ralph J. DiClemente and Richard A. CrosbyAuthor Index 606Subject Index 634