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Table of Contents for Understanding Youth
PrefaceAcknowledgments
Chapter One
The Construction of Adolescence
Chapter Two
Identity in Context
Chapter Three
Risk Taking and Creativity
Chapter Four
Flow and Possibility Development
Chapter Five
Relational Identity and Relationship Development
Chapter Six
Gender Identity Development
Chapter Seven
Racial Identity Development
Chapter Eight
Ethnic Identity Development
Chapter Nine
Developing a Sexual Identity Orientation
Chapter Ten
Faith and the Development of Ultimate Meaning
Chapter Eleven
School-to-Career Transitions
Chapter Twelve
The Educational Ecology of Adolescent Development
Notes
About the Authors
Index
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