Sage Publications Adolescence (SAGE Library in Developmental Psychology)

Adolescent development is a distinct and important field of research within developmental psychology, and the ground-breaking conceptual work of Urie Bronfenbrenner and his ecological systems theory is among the most highly-cited and influential in this area.  This SAGE Major Work covers key contributions in the area of adolescent development framed by Bronfenbrenner’s seminal, from the latest developments in fMRI technology to current insights about adolescent health and problem behaviors, and is designed to be a touchstone text for scholars, practitioners and educators within the fields of developmental psychology, health, and education. Volume One: Biological Processes, Puberty, and Brain Development Volume Two: Proximal Developmental Contexts: The Family and Peer Group Volume Three: Schools, Achievement, Work, and Careers Volume Four: Distal Developmental Contexts – Neighborhoods, School, and Culture Volume Five: Health, Health-Risk, and Problem Behaviors     About the Author Alexander T. Vazsonyi is the John I. & Patricia J. Buster Endowed Professor of Family Sciences, and Professor of Psychology at the University of Kentucky. His research focuses on adolescent development; more specifically, it examines the etiology of child and adolescent adjustment (achievement, problem behaviors, health-compromising behaviors, violence, and deviance). He is interested in socialization processes, ranging from family contextual experiences to larger cultural processes in understanding variability in adolescent development and adjustment. Following this line of research, he has published over 120 peer reviewed publications, book chapters, conference proceedings, editorials, and technical reports. Dr. Vazsonyi serves as the Editor-In-Chief of the Journal of Early Adolescence and as a member of a number of editorial boards (e.g., Journal of Youth and Adolescence; Journal of Marriage and Family). He has served and continues to serve on a number of national and international review panels, both for grant reviews as well as professional conferences.