Bookeditors-in-chief, Wendy Troop-Gordon, Enrique W. Neblett, Jr. ; section editors, volume 1, Sheretta Butler-Barnes, volume 2, Linda P. Juang, volume 3, Man-Kit Lei
Summary: Encyclopedia of Adolescence, Second Edition presents a comprehensive overview of the theories, methods, and empirical evidence needed to understand this critical developmental period. Split across 3 volumes, and spanning over 130 chapters, the title begins with an overview of the history of the study of adolescence and the emerging theories and tools used to study adolescent development, as well as normative changes of adolescence, encompassing a broad range of adolescent experiences. It then examines the interpersonal and socioecological contexts which are both shaped by the adolescent and play a formative role in the adolescent’s development