◎ contents 1. Perspectives on adolescence : developmental theory and personal history 2. Varieties of adolescence : cultural experience and life history 3. Interpretations of adolescence : research methods,crisis, and discontinuity 4. Biology and maturation : beginning the adolescent experience 5. Intelligence and cognition: the structure of the adolescent experience 6. Personality development : the content of the adolescent experience 7. Values and moral development : the orientation of the adolescent experience 8. Sexuality : a symbol of the adolescent experience 9. The family : the foundations of development 10. Peer groups : the social setting of development 11. The schools : the center of adolescent activity 12. Psychological and social problems : obstacles in adolescent development 13. Work and vocational aspirations : the future and adolescent development