Adolescent Boys in High School: A Psychological Study of Coping and Adaptation

ISBN-13: 9781138294448 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 284 str.

James G. Kelly

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Originally published in 1979, the research reported in this volume is based on investigations of how tenth-grade boys cope and adapt to the high-school environment in, specifically, two high schools in suburban Detroit in 1970.

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Contributors.  Preface.  Part 1: Setting the Scene  1. The High School: Students and Social Contexts – An Ecological Perspective James G. Kelly  2. A Dilemma of Diversity: The American High School Terrence E. Deal and Dwight Roper  3. Adolescent Socialization and the High School: A Selective Review of Literature Evie McClintock  4. The Social Environments of the Two High Schools: Background Data Richard R. Rice and Marilyn Marsh  Part 2: The Boys and their Context: Five Approaches to Research  5. Coping Preference, Adaptive Roles, and Varied High School Environments: A Search for Person-Environment Transactions Daniel W. Edwards  6. Persons and Environments Daniel W. Edwards  7. Exploration, Identity Development, and the Sense of Competency: A Case Study George E. Gilmore, Jr.  8. Interpersonal Behavior and Preferences for Exploration in Adolescent Boys: A Small Group Study Barbara M. Newman  9. Exploratory Behavior of Adolescents in a Dyadic, Problem-Solving Situation William H. Jones  Part 3: Two Approaches to the High School Social Structure  10. Contrasting Adaptations to the Social Environment of a High School: Implications of a Case Study of Helping Behavior in Two Adolescent Subcultures David M. Todd  11. Persons and Settings: A Comparative Analysis of the Quality and Range of Social Interaction in Two High Schools Philip R. Newman  Part 4: Feedback, Critique, and Commentary  12. Observations on the Opinions of Youth Study from the Participating High Schools George Bell, Norm Boyea, Jan W. Jacobs, Jack R. Harms and Jack Knox  13. Reflections on a Multi-Method Investigation of High Schools and their Inhabitants Paul V. Gump  14. Exploratory Behavior, Socialization and the High School Environment James G. Kelly.  Author Index.  Subject Index.