Adolescent Development: Current Issues

This WWW site is developed and revised by Shane R. Jimerson, Ph.D. at the University of California, Santa Barbara.
The authors of each of the topics are graduate students enrolled in the Adolescent Development seminar at UCSB.
Each year, we will continue to post additional papers addressing current issues in adolescent development.
If you have questions or comments please e-mail Dr. Jimerson at Jimerson@education.ucsb.edu
 



 

Each of the presentations listed below contains many recent citations and a complete list of references.
In addition, each of the following includes several http:WWW addresses which provide additional information.
 

TOPICS

Teenagers, Television and Sexual Socialization

Mother-Daughter Relationships During Puberty

When Should Adolescent Offenders Be Tried As Adults?

The effects of father absence on adolescent self-concept

The Identity Development of African American/Black Adolescents

Differences in parental influence on adolescent academic achievement in American and Asian societies