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This book is a companion piece and extension of an earlier analysis of parent and friend relations, their structure and functions in children's social and perso

After interviews with teenagers, Youniss and Smollar find that, though adolescents seek independence from the parent-child bond, they do not abandon the relatio

Most studies of social development in children have relied on the assumption that adults' instructions to children pass on knowledge of the rules of behavior wh

All parents experience stress as they attempt to meet the challenges of caring for their children. This comprehensive book examines the causes and consequences

While insights sometimes are slow in coming, they often seem obvious when they finally arrive. This handbook is an outcome of the insight that the topics of soc