Also, even though this book present the challenges which are faced in adolescence, it does not present anything This book is a very accessible read but lacking in so many ways. What I liked about this book was that it includes the influence of culture, race and economics, but it is monotonously repetitive - so often I found myself thinking how the information has already been covered in different forms earlier. This book does not present any information which you don't already intuitively know. This book is a very accessible read but lacking in so many ways. I should note I was reading the 10th edition of the book, not the newest (because the latter is going for well over $200 instead of the $20-40 that would buy used copies of the previous edition), but my edition was only four years old.įor an undergraduate adolescent psych text, I don’t think it’s horrible, but for anyone curious about current research it’s probably too superficial.more In another class we studied the research done on “Adverse Childhood Experiences” and how such sensitivity develops, but that discussion was present neither in this textbook nor in the class. Some are so sensitive to signs of hostility that even witnessing teasing can bring forth negative emotions that it is “triggering”, to use the modern lingo. There are peculiarities to the teacher-student relationship that really need to be addressed.įor example, some students will respond well to being gently teased, because it is a relationship modality they are familiar and comfortable with from other adult interactions. What would be much, much better would be a book on adolescence as a teacher should understand it. The class instructor acknowledge that the book wasn’t ideal for the course and would try to find a new one. So very little of the material we were assigned was challenging. And that I’ve been reading books and academic journal articles on some of this stuff (especially cognition) for almost as long as those other students have been alive. I often forget that at least some of my fellow students are barely done with their first bachelors’ degree, when mine was several decades ago. There were plenty of citations, but the overall treatment of the material was mostly at a simple level. I suspect the primary purpose of the text is for an undergraduate psychology class. But I never really investigated I never asked, “Wait, are you sure this was the author, and not something that was then attributed to cited author or study?” Because the book also wasn’t anything I wanted to put effort into defending. It was common in discussions to dismiss the text by saying “Steinberg thinks this” or that, but I felt a great deal of what he was accused of was his reporting of what researchers had concluded. No one in the class liked it very much, and it didn’t get much respect.I think I disliked it somewhat less than most of my cohort, and for different reasons. But I never This was the required textbook for one of my classes for a certificate in Secondary Education, SED 800, entitled Adolescent Development. This was the required textbook for one of my classes for a certificate in Secondary Education, SED 800, entitled Adolescent Development. Adolescence, 8th Edition, is based on solid research and theory, yet it has a distinctively real world feel that emphasizes the reality of being an adolescent in today's society.more The strong pedagogical framework helps students organize and integrate material. Ethnicity and minority issues are thoroughly discussed in a way that enables students to see how the adolescent experience is shaped by class and culture. The text's careful organization ensures maximum teaching flexibility that allows the chapters to work together or be covered in sequence or stand alone. In this edition, the author continues to utilize the effective combination of a friendly writing style, thorough research and a contextual approach that emphasizes adolescence in contemporary society. The text's careful organization Adolescence, 8th edition by Laurence Steinberg has been thoroughly updated to reflect current findings in the field of adolescent development. Adolescence, 8th edition by Laurence Steinberg has been thoroughly updated to reflect current findings in the field of adolescent development.
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