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Developing Social Competency in Adolescence (Advances in Adolescent Development)
Developing Social Competency in Adolescence - Advances in Adolescent Development Author:Thomas P. Gullotta, Gerald R. Adams, Dr. Raymond Montemayor What role does biology play in how socially competent an adolescent will be? Can education or medical interventions enhance adolescent social competence? Can lack of social competence lead to juvenile delinquency or truancy? Answering these and other questions, leading specialists in adolescent development examine the factors that contribute to ... more »adolescent social competence.This volume covers a broad range of topics that include social environmental constructs, family influences and the effects of sports on social competence. It is divided into three parts which examine respectively the foundations of, influences on, and a framework for studying, social competency.Social Competency in Adolescence will be valuable to students, researchers and practitioners in developmental psychology, social work, family studies and criminal justice.« less