Understanding Girls' Problem Behavior presents an overviewof recent studies by leading researchers into key aspects of thedevelopment of problem behavior in girls.
* Integrates interdisciplinary research into girls' problembehaviors (e.g. aggression, antisocial behavior, rulebreaking)
* Unique in seeking to understand girls' problem behaviorsin their own right
* Follows the maturing girl from adolescence to adulthood,concluding at the point where she herself becomes a parent andforms new relationships
* Gives attention to the critical contexts of problem behaviordevelopment--society and neighborhood, as well asfamily and peer contexts
Margaret Kerr
Developmental Psychology Entwicklungspsychologie Psychologie Psychology
"This volume offers a valuable international perspective on understanding key aspects of girls' behavior problems - more prevalent than usually believed, but studied less than that of boys." (Booknews, 1 June 2011)
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