Adolescents, Families, and Social Development

This book provides an in-depth examination of adolescents’ social development in the context of the family. Grounded in social domain theory, the book draws on the author’s research over the past 25 years Draws from the results of in-depth interviews with more than 700 families Explores adolescent-parent relationships among ethnic majority and minority youth in the United States, as well as research with adolescents in Hong Kong and China Discusses extensive research on disclosure and secrecy during adolescence, parenting, autonomy, and moral development Considers both popular sources such as movies and public surveys, as well as scholarly sources drawn from anthropology, history, sociology, social psychology, and developmental psychology Explores how different strands of development, including autonomy, rights and justice, and society and social convention, become integrated and coordinated in adolescence

Preface vi 1 Introduction: Perspectives on Adolescents and Their Families 1 2 Studying Adolescent–Parent Relationships from the Lens of Developmental Psychology 13 3 Conflicts and Their Vicissitudes 31 4 Parents’ Voices: Conflicts and Social Conventions 43 5 Adolescents’ Voices: Autonomy and the Personal Domain 66 6 Autonomy, Conflict, Connectedness, and Culture 96 7 Adolescent Relationships and Development within and between Cultures 120 8 Adolescent–Parent Relationships in African American Families 139 9 Beliefs about Parental Authority 172 10 Parenting Styles and Practices 193 11 Disclosure and Secrecy in Adolescent–Parent Relationships 216 12 Coordinations and Change in Social Development 249 13 Life beyond Adolescence: Transitions to Adulthood 271 References 279 Author Index 306 Subject Index 313