Description Written in an engaging question-and-answer format, this accessible text synthesizes contemporary empirical research to provide a panoramic view of adolescent sexual development and behavior.
His research and extensive publications have focused on adolescent social development and parent-adolescent rel.
Montemayor has served as Associate Editor of the Journal of Early Adolescence and the Journal of Adolescent Research.
A fellow of Division 7 (Developmental Psychology) of the American Psychological Association, Dr.
Previously he taught at Brooklyn College of the City University of New York and at the University of Utah, and he has had visiting appointments at Harvard University and the University of Minnesota.
About the author Raymond Montemayor, Ph D, is Emeritus Associate Professor of Psychology at The Ohio State University.
End-of-chapter summaries and suggested readings. "Focus on Research" sidebars that discuss research methods, challenges, and controversies in the field.
Pedagogical Features Headings written as questions throughout the chapters--for example, "How common is hooking up?" and "Is coming out to parents always a good thing?" "In Their Own Words" boxes with firsthand accounts from adolescents and young adults.
Coverage also encompasses romantic relationships; the experiences of sexual- and gender-minority youth; sexually transmitted infections; contraception, pregnancy, and teen parenthood; cross-cultural and international research; and approaches to sex education.
Topics include the precursors of adolescent Sexuality in childhood; biological aspects of adolescent sexuality, including puberty and the adolescent brain; the influences of parents, peers, and the media; and gender and racial/ethnic differences in attitudes and behavior.
Candid personal stories bring the theory and research to life.
The book examines Sexuality as part of normative growth and development, in addition to addressing traditional problem areas such as sexual risk taking.
Description Written in an engaging question-and-answer format, this accessible text synthesizes contemporary empirical research to provide a panoramic view of adolescent sexual development and behavior
