Studies two determinants of male puberty rites: communitywide exclusive male work groups and polygyny which act as an extension of male subculture; and sexual integration in the division of labor and distant father-child relationship which act to reduce the distance between the sexes. (Author/RC)

Three papers presented at American School Health Association Conference (1981) addressed: adolescent problem behavior and developmental transitions (Richard Jessor); social adaptation in the first grade and its predictive value for teenage drug use (Sheppard G. Kellam, C. Hendricks Brown, and John P. Fleming); and designing health promotion…

A middle-class adolescent peer group was examined, using ethnographic techniques, to describe the group's relationship to adults and to uncover the adult reference group after which the group modeled itself. Although this group was organized to help poor people, it modeled itself after middle-class adult managers. (Author/GDC)

Reviews the current status of the study of adolescent development, with particular emphasis on "Handbook of Adolescent Psychology." Presents some projections about future research and theory. (Author/ST)

Outlines four major characteristics of adolescent social-cognitive development. Discusses their affect on the adolescent's ability to understand communication concepts and to deal with the classroom audience and particular types of topics, assignments, or exercises. Draws implications for secondary speech curriculum. (JMF)

Notes that this curriculum, for use by human services professionals in a small group format, is a solid contribution to the field of prevention within a positive youth development context. Suggests it has significant potential for enhancing cognitive and emotional development of youth, and facilitates the acquisition of skills that allow them to…

Used latent growth curve modeling to examine adolescent alcohol expectancies as mediators of effects of parent alcoholism on escalation in adolescent heavy drinking. Found that parent alcoholism directly affected adolescent heavy drinking. Alcohol expectancies did not mediate parent alcoholism effects. Cross-sectional evidence suggested that…

Proposes a developmental pattern to understand interpersonal forgiveness. Responses to questions by 30 junior high students and 30 college students indicate that all participants had recently experienced serious and unfair conflicts with close friends. Results support a developmental sequence and show a statistical relationship between…

Examined effects of work intensity on 1,000 employed adolescents. Found that students who worked at higher intensity engaged in more alcohol use. Negative effects on mental health, academic achievement, and 2 other indicators of behavioral adjustment were not found, but seniors working at moderate intensity (fewer than 20 hours per week) had…

Analyzes a subsample of the study, "Learning Processes, Educational Careers, and Psychosocial Development in Adolescence and Young Adulthood," to examine the impact of homework. Focuses on German seventh-grade students (n=2123) in 132 classes. Reports that homework frequency had a positive effect on mathematics achievement. (CMK)

Stresses the importance of camp staff understanding why campers misbehave. Offers recommendations for helping campers to learn responsible behavior, including setting clear expectations and consequences for camper behavior; teaching campers self-discipline and problem-solving strategies; asking campers thought-provoking questions; avoiding power…

Examined relationship between television viewing frequency and adolescents' health-related and psychosocial characteristics. Found that shyness and exercise frequency predicted television viewing frequency. Among females, exercise frequency, shyness, loneliness, and perceived attractiveness predicted viewing frequency. Light viewers exercised more…

Examined variations in adolescent time use within Europe and their relation to culture, focusing on organization of free time, most frequent leisure activities, and resulting emotional states. Found that European adolescents spent free time in a range of activities, including electronic media, computer games, playing musical instruments, reading,…

Interlinks crucial cultural themes emerging from preceding chapters, highlighting the contextual constraints in adolescents' use of free time. Draws parallels across the nations discussed on issues related to how school molds leisure time, the balance of passive versus active leisure, timing of leisure pursuits, and the cumulative effect of…

Discusses the lack of research into the art education of students within the adolescent stage. Examines the rationales of secondary art education and addresses art education for this age level within New Zealand that characterizes Western art education. Includes references. (CMK)