Adolescent Rationality and Development (3rd Edition)

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This ebook, Adolescent Rationality and Development; 3rd edition; (PDF), is frequently cited in scholarly books and journals and is praised by college students. It places more of an emphasis on the developmental changes and processes that occur during adolescence as opposed to the problems and specifics of daily life. The most significant changes in development that occur during adolescence are recognized. This concise and inexpensive ebook can be used on its own or as a supplement to other textbooks on adolescence. It is known for its extraordinarily strong covering of moral, cognitive, and social development.

Some of the highlights of the brand new third edition are as follows:

• increased depth of coverage on thinking and deliberating.
• a whole new chapter devoted to epistemic and metacognitive thinking.
• a whole new section on ethical ideals and shifting one's perspective.
• a brand new chapter on the connection between one's personal identity and their social identity.
• a more in-depth examination of the debates surrounding the philosophical underpinnings of morality.
• a new chapter that discusses the ongoing debates on the levels of maturity, rationality, and brain development found in adolescents.
• more information on important research and methodology, significant terms highlighted in boldface, and a glossary to emphasize and clarify important themes.

This book does not attempt to cover everything there is to know about adolescence at a basic level; rather, it presents and develops on the key themes that have been raised in the scientific literature, with the goal of fostering deeper levels of comprehension. The first part of the book is an introduction to the ideas of adolescence, rationality, and development. The second part of the book investigates the three core literatures of adolescent development, which are identity formation, cognitive development, and moral development. A more comprehensive discussion of rationality and growth throughout puberty and beyond serves as the book's last chapter.

This concise textbook is an ideal supplement for courses on social and/or cognitive development; moral development; or lifespan development. It is appropriate for graduate and advanced undergraduate courses on adolescence or adolescent development offered by departments of psychology; educational psychology; or human development. The ebook is also valued by academics who are interested in making links between different research programs and standard issues. It is not assumed that you have any prior knowledge of psychology.