Adolescents, Families, and Social Development

Judith G. Smetana is Professor of Psychology and Director of the Ph.D. Program in Developmental Psychology at the University of Rochester, where she also held the Frederika Warner Chair in Human Development from 1995 to 1998. She has served on the editorial boards of numerous journals, and she is the author of more than 150 articles and chapters on the development of children's moral and social reasoning and on adolescent–parent relationships in different ethnic and cultural contexts.

“Overall, this book gives great detail on adolescent parent relationships and how they effect the development of children . . . This is a comforting message, one very different from popular accounts, and one that parents and adolescents would benefit from appreciating”  (Journal of Youth & Adolescence, 5 December 2012)“Few scholars have influenced the contemporary study of adolescent–parent relationships as much as Judith Smetana. I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in the ways in which family relationships are transformed during this stage of life.”—Laurence Steinberg, Temple University “In this very thoughtful book Judith Smetana provides deep and insightful understandings of adolescence. Smetana masterfully positions adolescence in explanations of difficulties and developmental progress during these years. This splendid book is indispensable for anyone interested in adolescence, social and family relationships, moral theory, culture, and development.”—Elliot Turiel, University of California Berkeley

• Preface vi1 Introduction: Perspectives on Adolescents and Their Families 12 Studying Adolescent–Parent Relationships from the Lens of Developmental Psychology 133 Conflicts and Their Vicissitudes 314 Parents’ Voices: Conflicts and Social Conventions 435 Adolescents’ Voices: Autonomy and the Personal Domain 666 Autonomy, Conflict, Connectedness, and Culture 967 Adolescent Relationships and Development within and between Cultures 1208 Adolescent–Parent Relationships in African American Families 1399 Beliefs about Parental Authority 17210 Parenting Styles and Practices 19311 Disclosure and Secrecy in Adolescent–Parent Relationships 21612 Coordinations and Change in Social Development 24913 Life beyond Adolescence: Transitions to Adulthood 271References 279Author Index 306Subject Index 313