Adolescence and Puberty

Edited by John Bancroft and June Machover Reinisch

Adolescence and Puberty

Edited by John Bancroft and June Machover Reinisch

Description

This wide-ranging volume presents an in-depth picture of adolescent sexuality and behavior. As perhaps the most vital period in human development, adolescence is a time of complex, often difficult interactions between diverse influences. Here, nineteen scientists representing ten disciplines explore the biological, psychological, and cultural factors involved in the onset of puberty and its associated emotional changes. Patterns of adolescent sexual behavior are viewed in cross-cultural perspective, psychiatric disorders are considered, and trends in adolescent sexual activity, contraception, and pregnancy are described. Key legal and social dilemmas are also explored. This is the third volume in a groundbreaking series from the Kinsey Institute, which has as its aim the study of topics relating to sex, gender, and reproduction that require an interdisciplinary approach. Previous volumes in the series include Homosexuality/Heterosexuality and Masculinity/Femininity.

Adolescence and Puberty

Edited by John Bancroft and June Machover Reinisch

Kinsey Institute Series

Introduction, John Bancroft
PART I: Interaction of Biological and Environmental Factors in Adolescence and Puberty
1. Factors Controlling the Onset of Puberty in Primates, Judy Cameron
2. The Onset of Human Puberty--Biological and Environmental Factors, Nancy J. Hopwood
3. Biological and Social Influences on the Endocrinology of Puberty: Some Additional Considerations, June M. Reinisch and Stephanie A. Sanders
4. A Comparative Primate Perspective on Adolescence, Leonard A. Rosenblum
5. Hormonal and Social Determinants of Adolescent Sexual Initiation, J. Richard Udry
6. Hormones and Behavior at Puberty, George P. Chrousos and Editha D. Nottleman
7. Changing Patterns of Psychiatric Disorders Over Adolescence, Michael Rutter
8. Mood Changes During Adolescence, Robert T. Rubin
PART II: Social and Cultural Aspects of Adolescent Sexuality
9. Emerging and Submerging Adolescent Sexuality: Culture and Sexual Orientation, Mary Hotvedt
10. Social Support/Pressure and Adolescent Sexual Behavior, Jan E. Trost
11. Factors Affecting Adolescents: Have They Changed in 40 Years?, Gail Wyatt
12. The Impact of Socio-Cultural Influences in Adolescent Sexual Development: Further Considerations, John Bancroft
13. Trends in Adolescent Sexual Activity, Contraception and Pregnancy in the United States, Sandra L. Hofferth
14. Cultural Influences on Adolescents' Reproductive Behavior, Jacqueline Dorroch Forrest
15. Legal and Social Dilemmas of Adolescent Sexuality, Hymann Rodman, with Commentary by Harriet Pilpel
16. Adolescence and Puberty: An Overview of the Symposium, Malcolm Potts

Adolescence and Puberty

Edited by John Bancroft and June Machover Reinisch

Kinsey Institute Series

Reviews and Awards

"The writing reflects a diversity of perspectives modified by the feedback from specialists in other areas. . . .Will be of interest to and understood by not only members of a wide range of academic disciplines but by most educated laypersons." --Contemporary Psychology

"An important book. . . .There is much worthwhile material here." --Journal of Child Psychol. Psychiat.

"The editors of this volume clearly succeed in delivering a readable, interdisciplinary treatise with important technical information on the interface between adolescence, puberty, and sexuality. . . . an important contribution. An excellent set of readings could be extracted from it . . . to offer a comprehensive, analytic, and challenging course." -- Gerald R. Adams, PhD. (University of Guelph), Archives of Sexual Behavior